Sunday, November 4, 2018

Coptic Christian attack: Egypt police kill 19 attackers

Coptic Christian attack: Egypt police kill 19 attackers

Article by BBC editors

Nineteen Islamist militants accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Christians in Egypt have been killed by police, the interior ministry says. They died in a shoot out after police chased "fugitive terrorists" into the desert west of Minya province, the statement said. Seven Coptic Christians were killed in an attack on two buses near a monastery in Minya on Friday. The Islamic State (IS) group has said it carried out the attack. It left many in shock as they were unsure why the Christians had to be killed.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46090104

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