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· Tanta, Egypt

Palm Sunday bombing in Tanta

St. George’s Coptic Church

Killed
29
Injured
71
Structures
1
Denomination
Coptic Orthodox

A bomb exploded in the front pews during Palm Sunday liturgy in the Nile Delta city of Tanta. Twenty-nine worshippers were killed.

A second ISIS bombing struck St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria hours later. President Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency.

Source: BBC · Open report

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