A gunman killed two Copts celebrating the New Year in an Egyptian alcohol shop early on Monday, judicial and security sources said, the latest deadly violence against the Christian minority.
The shooting came just three days after a gunman, identified as a wanted jihadist, killed nine people in an attack on a church south of the capital.
An assailant rodeRead more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Monday a suicide bomber carried out the attack that killed 25 people at Cairo’s Coptic cathedral, the deadliest on the Christian minority in years.
Speaking at a state funeral for the victims, El-Sisi said four people had been detained, including a woman, and security forces were seeking two more people believed to beRead more