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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 …

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 …