An explosion inside Saint Mark’s Coptic Ordodox Catheral in Cairo’s
Abbasiya neighbourhood on Sunday, December 10th, killed at least 25
people and injured 57. Egyptian security officials said the blast ripped
through the church around 10am.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. On Friday, two roadside
bombs – one in Cairo and one north of the capital – killed six policemen
and wounded six others.
Egyptian security forces are fighting an Islamist insurgency led by
ISIS’s branch in North Sinai, where hundreds of soldiers and police have
been killed. The insurgents have also launched deadly attacks Cairo and
other cities.
