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At least 21 dead in bombing at Egyptian church: ministry

Published: 09 Apr 2017 - 01:02 pm | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 01:03 pm
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AFP

Cairo: At least 21 people were killed and 59 wounded in Sunday's bomb attack against a Christian Coptic church north of Cairo, the Egyptian health ministry said.

The blast took place during a Palm Sunday mass at the Mar Girgis Coptic Church in the city of Tanta about 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Cairo, an interior ministry official said.