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General Category => World News => Topic started by: 240B on December 29, 2017, 12:16:02 pm
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MailOnline and Afp
By Julian Robinson
PUBLISHED: 05:02 EST, 29 December 2017 | UPDATED: 06:54 EST, 29 December 2017
Gunmen have killed at least nine people after opening fire at the entrance of a Coptic Christian church in Egypt this morning.
Two attackers went on the rampage outside Mar Mina church south of the capital Cairo before one of them was shot dead as he tried to storm the building.
The church was being guarded by police in the run-up to Orthodox Christmas celebrations next week.
A picture of the gunman's corpse showed a bearded man sprawled on a street. Local media said he had been wearing an explosive belt, and that two other bombs had been defused nearby.
The attack took place in the Helwan district on the capital's southern outskirts and officials say they have caught a second assailant who went on the run.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5220417/Gunman-attacks-church-near-Cairo-shot-dead-police.html#ixzz52eSXYpYA (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5220417/Gunman-attacks-church-near-Cairo-shot-dead-police.html#ixzz52eSXYpYA)
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About 10 days ago, there were stories that they would have heavier security for this Christmas.
Yesterday, the Shias (Muslim Shiites) were bombed in Afghanistan.
So, these other religions are gone after as well: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42500769 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42500769)
And there is one group doing these things.