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Bomb blast in main Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt kills 25

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11.12.2016

At least 25 people were killed in a bomb explosion inside the main Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. 

Explosion near Cairo's Coptic Cathedral kills dozens

The ministry said 31 people were also injured when a bomb exploded inside the Coptic Orthodox Church in Abbasiya neighborhood in central Cairo.

Bomb explosion in Cairo at Coptic Church
 

According to the ministry, most of those injured in the blast were women and children. 

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