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| Scene Aftermath of Bomb Blast in Cathedral Church at Cairo |
Coptic Christian Cathedral church was blown up by a targeted
explosion at the national capital of Egypt, Cairo on Sunday. At least 25 people
were killed, while 35 were injured in this explosion. It is a deadliest attack
over minority Christians in Egypt recent memory.
The bomb was planted
already in the church by the attackers, MENA official news agency reported. Any
terrorist organization has not taken responsibility of attack so far. 6
policemen were killed in bomb explosion at Cairo two days earlier.
It is noticeable that the IS attacks have grown intense in Egypt
after the removal of Mohamed Morsi. Morsi was removed from the Egyptian
president post in the year 2013. His supporters had dubbed responsible to the
minority Christians dwelling in Egypt. The Copts 10% of Egypt’s population
faced the wrath, persecution and discrimination during the 30-years long Hosni
Mubarak regime.
The Islamic terrorists had exploded the bomb in Alexandria before
it in the year 2011, which caused 21 deaths. This blast had taken place in Alexandria on the
first day of New Year.
Two girls, age 8, blow themselves
up with bombs in the market on Sunday at Nigeria. 17 people were injured in the
explosion. All injured have been admitted in hospital.
Terrorist attack again took
place in Turkey. Two dreadful bomb explosions and firing were reported near
Besiktas stadium at Istanbul on Saturday midnight; 38 people were killed and at
least 155 people injured in this attack reported.
Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu told that the explosion outside the football
stadium was a terror attack; it was aimed to damage maximum to the public and
the police.
The eerie of rising fume near the stadium was seen after the explosion
had taken place. The officials told that the one detonation was through car
bomb; while another was suicidal bomb explosion.
No terrorist organizations
have taken the attacks responsibility so far. The explosion took place after
the match had been played between two famous football teams in turkey. Most of
the killed people in this attack were the policemen.
