Photos Egypt Palm Sunday Explosion That Killed 37 & Injuring 95
The first blast ripped through St. George’s Church in northern Egypt in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, 50 miles north of Cairo, during a Mass about 9:30 a.m., according to an official from the Health Ministry. The deputy minister of health put the preliminary death toll at 25.
Hours later, a suicide bomber set off another explosion outside the main Coptic church in Alexandria, St. Mark’s Cathedral, killing at least six — including three police officers — and injuring 21 others, the Health Ministry said.
According to local authorities, death toll are expected to rise.
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