At least 25 Coptic Christian killed and 26 injured in Egypt
The hidden face gunmen in
military uniform fired over a bus carrying Coptic Christians in middle Egypt on
Friday. At least 26 people were killed and 25 were injured badly. Most of the
deceased are children. It is second big attack over Christian community within
two months.
The bus was heading towards
250 Kilometer away Anba Samuel Monastery situated in South Minia Governorate.
The home ministry told that the gunmen were boarded over 3 vehicles.
Ministry said that 26 Christian died in this attack and 25 other
were injured. The witnesses said that the killed people are mostly children.
According to the report, the
assailants were numbered 8 to 10 who were in military uniform. The security
personnel are searching the assailants. No organizations have yet taken the
attack responsibility.
Coptic Christians have faced
such many attack in the country in recent months, which responsibility
terrorists of Islamic state has taken.
at
least 46 people were killed in two suicidal attack targeting churches on 9th
April last month Tanta and Alexandria. 25 people were killed in an attack over
Coptic Church at Kahira last December.
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