Suicide attack on Coptic church foiled in Egypt
World Watch Monitor A suicide attack on a Coptic church in north Cairo, Egypt, was thwarted on Saturday, 12th August, reports Coptic news site Watani. A man wearing a suicide vest detonated the bomb about 250 metres from the Church of the Holy Virgin in the Mostorod district. He was killed instantly, as was a member of the public, […]
EGYPT: WEARY COPTS URGE POPE FRANCIS TO CHALLENGE SISI OVER ATTACKS AND CHRONIC DISCRIMINATION
World Watch Monitor reports on the hopes of Egypt’s Coptic Christians ahead of Pope Francis’ visit this weekend…
Bombed Egypt church cancels Easter celebrations
World Watch Monitor One of the priests at the Mar Girgis (St George) Cathedral in Tanta, one of two churches attacked by suicide bombers on Palm Sunday, says his church will not hold its usual Easter Day celebrations as a mark of respect towards the families affected. “There will not be any festivities, only a simple Mass […]
Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing
RNS/Reuters Relatives of victims react next to coffins arriving to the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt. PICTURE: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer […]