At least seven dead as Coptic pilgrims targeted in another bus attack in Egypt
At least seven people have been killed and 14 more been injured in another attack on a bus of Coptic Christians travelling back from a monastery in Egypt on Friday. The victims were on their way home after visiting the St Samuel the Confessor monastery in the governorate of Minya in Upper Egypt – reportedly […]
Gunmen kill 35 Egyptian Christians in Ascension Day bus attack
World Watch Monitor (with DAVID ADAMS) Gunmen opened fire and killed at least 28 Coptic Orthodox Christians – some reports say up to 35 – and wounded about 25 others – who were traveling to Ascension Day services at the Monastery of St Samuel in Minya, southern Egypt. Bishop Ermia, General Bishop and President of the […]