Tag: Alexandria church
Egyptian sentenced to death over Coptic Christian killings
THE man, identified as Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, was found guilty of shooting the group outside a midnight Mass for Coptic Christmas in Naga Hamady, southern Egypt.
Local Islamic group may be behind Egypt church attack
A group of local Islamic hardliners, inspired by al-Qaeda and based in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria could be behind the New Year suicide bombing of a church in Egypt, investigators said.
Egyptian president calls for peace after church bombing
EGYPTIAN president Hosni Mubarak urged citizens of all faiths to resist ‘terrorist attacks’ after a church bombing killed at least 21 people and injured 80 others.
Egypt church bombing kills 21
AT least 21 people attending a Catholic mass were killed and 79 injured when a bomb exploded outside an Alexandria church in the first hour of the New Year, Egyptian officials said.