Media captionThe moment of the attack – Footage courtesy the al-Qiddissin Church So-called Islamic State say it was behind a bomb attack on a church in Cairo on Sunday in which at least 25 people were killed. One of its fighters carried out the suicide attack on the Coptic Christian …
Read More »Cairo church bombing: Eyewitnesses describe fatal attack
A bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral complex in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens. It happened in a chapel adjoining St Mark’s cathedral during a Sunday service. Witnesses have been describing what they saw.
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A bombing near the Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials say. The blast at St Peter’s church happened during a Sunday service.
Read More »Cairo cathedral bombing: President Sisi names attacker, as funeral held
Image copyright EPA Image caption Pope Tawadros II prayed over the victims’ coffins and called them martyrs Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has attended a state funeral for victims of an attack at Cairo’s Coptic Christian cathedral, naming the suicide bomber he said was responsible. Mr Sisi, who has declared …
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