Egypt’s Christians angry and scared after Coptic cathedral bombing in Cairo
Cairo — A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49 attending Sunday mass, in the deadliest attack on Egypt’s Christian minority in years. The attack comes as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi fights battles on several fronts. His economic reforms have angered the poor, a bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood has resulted in thousands jailed, while an insurgency rages in Northern Sinai, led by the Egyptian branch of Islamic State (IS). The militant group has also carried out deadly attacks in Cairo and has urged its supporters to launch attacks around the world in recent weeks as it goes on the defensive in its Iraqi and Syrian strongholds. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but exiled Brotherhood officials and home-grown militant groups condemned the attack. IS supporters celebrated on social media. "God bless the person who did this blessed act," wrote one supporter on Telegram. The explosion took place in a chapel, which a...
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