A devastating New Year's Day terrorist bombing at a Coptic church in Egypt that killed 21 people was the latest in a spate of violent assaults against the Middle East's vulnerable Christian communities.
The car bomb explosion also injured 79 people just after midnight Saturday as worshipers were leaving a New Year's Mass at the Saints Church in east Alexandria, Egyptian officials said. The bombing sparked street clashes between police and angry Copts, who hurled stones, stormed a nearby mosque and threw some of its books into the street.
Security forces cordoned off the area and used tear gas to disperse the crowd. A witness told the state-run newspaper Al Ahram that a priest calmed the Copts and urged them to stay inside the church. More...
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God bless the families and loved ones of all these new Christian Saints (Martyrs) and gives them peace in this painful time. Remember that the blood of the Martyrs is the seed of new Christians.at the time when the islamic empires prevail there were no such actions from muslims toward minorities but since we live by western leaders and guidance the injustice and the double standards spread causing few people seek terror as a tool for fighting back.this must be stop!
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