A Vigil in Memory of Terror Victims in Tanta, Egypt

Police guard the church’s area during a vigil held in memory of those who died in a terror attack in Tanta last month, Egypt. Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Security guards are checking women coming to attend the vigil in Mar Girgis church in Tanta, Egypt, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Police are checking people coming to attend a vigil in Mar Girgis church in Tanta, Egypt, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Security is tight as police guard the area and blocking out cars and uninvited people from the church vigil in Tanta, Egypt, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

An Egyptian policeman yawns while guarding the Mar Girgis church area. The Egyptian government declared 3 months of emergency law after last month’s terror attacks on delta churches in Tanta, Egypt, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

A new street sign on the church wall says in Arabic “Martyrs street (previously, Ali Mubarak St.),” to indicate a change of name after the terror attack in Tanta, Egypt. Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

A Coptic old woman leaves the church after attending the vigil, Tanta, Egypt, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

A store’s entrance in the church’s area is painted with Egyptian flag colors and president Sissi’s face and a banner reading: “The nation, military, police, Muslim and Christian are one hand,” Tanta, Egypt, Saturday, May 20, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)