Egypt’s Coptic Christians ready for Easter celebrations despite attacks

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Egypt’s Coptic Christians ready for Easter celebrations despite attacks
Published April 15th, 2017 - 12:10 GMT via SyndiGate.info

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest attacks in living memory against the country's religious minority.

The faithful will spend a large part of Easter eve going through arduous security checks outside places of worship, after twin Palm Sunday bombings killed 46 people in two cities north of Cairo.

The government has declared a state of emergency and called in the army to protect "vital" installations following the suicide bombings in Tanta and Alexandria, which were claimed by the Islamic State [Daesh] group.

"Security has indeed improved so much as it seems the situation needed to be tightened up a lot," said Coptic Church spokesman Boulos Halim.

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