A bloody day in Egypt

A bloody day in Egypt


 Cairo / Reuters - AFP

 24 killed and 126 injured in explosions on two churches in Egypt ,


said the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, said that 24 people were killed and 126 others injured in two explosions that targeted two churches in the cities of Alexandria and Tanta on Sunday, one of the Christians during the celebration of Palm Sunday.
It announced the organization of Daesh , which is active gunmen loyal to him in North Sinai province bordering Israel and Gaza, claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The explosion took place inside the Church of St. George in Tanta in the morning, while an explosion in front of St. Mark 's Cathedral in Alexandria , overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at noon. W
after the first explosion in Tanta , capital of the western province, Egyptian television said that President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi, the National Defense Council called for the , Sunday. The Ministry of Health and Population, said that the explosion resulted in 27 dead and 78 injured , while, Alexandria sign an explosion killed 11 people and 40 injured. National Defense Council comprises the President of the House of Representatives and the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff of the armed forces and the leaders of branches and foreign minister. He condemned the Egyptian Prime Minister, Sharif Ismail Al - Azhar and Pope Francis Pope and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Secretary - General of the League of Arab States, and the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attack. She said one of the chapels in Tanta church called Vivian Freij was inside the church , the time of the explosion, the fire caused by the explosion filled the church, as spewed smoke and fallen parts of the hall and littered with the remains of the victims who were sitting in the first and second rows of seats. She said in a telephone interview with Reuters , "an explosion during prayer is very severe. Fire and smoke filled the place as well. Cases are very difficult. I saw the bowels of the injured and I saw people with their legs completely broken. Pieces sitting filled the place." Celebrated on Sunday the Coptic Orthodox Christians who are a majority in Egypt , one of the fronds.
And eight days ago killed a policeman and wounded 12 others, in an explosion in front of a training center for police forces in Tanta, three civilians were also wounded. And it declared an Islamic militant group calling itself (Revolution Brigade) claimed responsibility for the attack in an account on Twitter.
According to the Ministry of Interior, he said that the Revolution Brigade and other armed group calling itself the movement of the arms of Egypt (resolve) track the banned Muslim Brotherhood group , but the group denies any link to violence.
A suicide bomber belonged to the organization Daesh, has inflicted 25 dead in the church Petrine ministry attached to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo in December.
On the explosion of Alexandria, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on the front - page for Facebook, he said that three policemen were among the dead, adding that a suicide bomber tried to break into the cathedral with an explosive belt, but in charge of police forces confronted him secured by .
The ministry said in a statement, said the attack occurred "if the presence of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria" Pope of the Coptic Orthodox inside the cathedral for the presidency of the prayers. She added that the pope " was not hurt."
The statement said , "If you adjust the forces of a terrorist blew himself up members of the designated security service outside the church, killing an officer and an officer and the Secretary of the police force of the Alexandria Security Directorate."
A witness said in a telephone interview with "Reuters", said the explosion caused injury to some passers -by and smashed shop windows facing the church across the street.



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