Tag: Egypt church bombing
Sectarian violence threatens Mubarak’s reign
IF the recent violence against Coptic Christians is not contained, it is likely that his government’s stability will be severely undermined.
Egypt church bombing leads to riots in Cairo
PROTESTS over 'government failure' to address discrimination and violence against Christians spread to Cairo from the northern city of Alexandria where a suicide bombing killed 21 people on New Year Eve.
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.
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.