Saint Menas church attack
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| Attack on Saint Mena church | |
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| Location | 29°51′01″N 31°19′19″E / 29.8503894°N 31.3218585°E Helwan, Cairo, Egypt |
| Date | 29 December 2017 (UTC+02:00; EGY) |
| Target | Coptic Christians |
Attack type | |
| Weapons | Gun |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured | 10 |
| Perpetrator |  ISIS |
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On 29 December 2017, in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, a gunman opened fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Menas and a nearby shop owned by a Coptic man, killing ten citizens and a police officer and injuring around ten people.[1][2] The gunman was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year.[3][2] Later, Amaq News Agency attributed it to the Islamic State group.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church - Egypt Independent". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in E". Reuters. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Gunman attacks Cairo Christians". BBC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "رسميًا.. داعش يُعلن مسؤوليته عن هجوم كنيسة مارمينا بحلوان". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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