An explosion at Cairo's Coptic Orthodox cathedral complex Sunday kills at least 20 people and wounded 35 others. MENA, Egypt's official news agency, reports an assailant threw a bomb into a chapel at St. Mark's, in Cairo's Abbassia district.
Blast at Cairo’s Coptic Cathedral Kills 20
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Shoes of injured are seen at the “Botrosia” church where the explosion took place in Cairo, Dec. 11, 2016. The explosion was on the women and children side of the church.
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Riot police guard the Cathedral while they are blocking the streets leading the cathedral complex in Abassya, Cairo, Dec. 11, 2016.
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An Egyptian man donates blood after the blast in front of the Cathedral complex in Abassya, Cairo, Dec. 11, 2016.
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Copts are protesting outside the cathedral complex chanting “Police are thugs” in Abassya, Cairo, Dec. 11, 2016.