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Palm Sunday Egypt bombings
In this file photo taken at a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, east of Alexandria, Egypt, on April 10, 2017, mourners carry a large cross and the coffin of one of the victims of the blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria the previous day. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP)
October 11, 2018, 6:13 pm
Egypt condemns 17 to death for jihadist church attacks
74 people were killed in Islamic State attacks in 2016 and 2017 targeting Coptic Christians in Cairo, Alexandria, and Tanta
By AFP
Relatives of killed Coptic Christians grieve during the funeral at Abu Garnous Cathedral in the north Minya town of Maghagha, Egypt on May 26, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
May 27, 2017, 2:57 pm
Islamic State claims deadly attack on Egyptian Christians
Authorities raise official death toll from bus shooting to 29; Sissi launches retaliatory airstrikes on jihadist training camps in Libya
By Agencies
Illustrative. Smoke rises after a house was blown up in a military operation in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on November 20, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90/File)
April 20, 2017, 4:26 pm
Egypt army says senior Islamic State cleric killed in Sinai
Airstrikes in peninsula reportedly kill 18 jihadists from group responsible for Palm Sunday attacks against Christians
By AFP
Egyptians gather behind a security perimeter near the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck outside the church as worshippers attended Palm Sunday mass on April 9, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
April 10, 2017, 7:41 pm
Egypt under emergency rule after church terror attacks
During funerals for 45 victims killed in Palm Sunday bombings, mourners denounce security services for failing to protect Christians
By Mona Salem
US President Donald Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to the West Wing of the White House, April 3, 2017. (Mark Wilson Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
April 10, 2017, 6:27 pm
Trump calls Sissi to offer condolences after church bombings
President expresses confidence in Egyptian leader’s commitment to protect Christian minority
By AFP
In this Tuesday, March 7, 2017 photo, Israel's Transportation and Intelligence minister Yisrael Katz speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP/Dan Balilty)
April 10, 2017, 3:12 pm
Citing ‘concrete intel’ of terror threat, minister urges Israelis to bolt Sinai
Situation is ‘life-threatening,’ Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz tells the 10,000 Israelis currently vacationing in the peninsula
By Stuart Winer and Judah Ari Gross
The Israeli side of the Taba border crossing with Egypt (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 10, 2017, 11:41 am
Expecting IS attack, Israel closes Taba Crossing into Egypt
In highly unusual move, Transportation Ministry bars Israelis from Sinai Peninsula, citing risk of terrorism
By Judah Ari Gross
Egyptians gather behind a security perimeter near the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck outside the church as worshipers attended Palm Sunday mass on April 9, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
April 9, 2017, 10:38 pm
Reeling from bombs, Egypt deploys guards, declares 3-month emergency
Sissi orders soldiers to sensitive sites across country; death toll in twin bombings on Coptic churches raised to at least 43
By AFP and AP
The Taba border crossing between Israel and Egypt (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
April 9, 2017, 10:18 pm
After bombings, Israel again urges citizens to leave Sinai
With ‘concrete’ terror warning in force, government bureau cites Sunday’s deadly church attacks in telling Israelis to get out immediately
By Agencies and TOI staff
Egyptians wheel away a body near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday on April 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
April 9, 2017, 5:32 pm
Israel calls for joint fight against terror after Egypt bombings
Germany, France and Hamas terror group also condemn IS attack against Copts on Palm Sunday
By TOI staff and Agencies
A general view shows people gathering outside the Mar Girgis Coptic Church in the Nile Delta City of Tanta, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Cairo, after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
April 9, 2017, 5:00 pm
Terror group Hamas condemns ‘heinous’ Egypt church bombing
Speaking before second blast, spokesperson calls attack a ‘crime,’ wishes ‘safety and security’ for Egyptians
By Dov Lieber and Agencies
Egyptians walk past bloodstains in a street near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday on April 9, 2017. ( AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 9, 2017, 4:24 pm
Islamic State claims bloody Egypt church bombings
Interior ministry says suicide bomber carried out Alexandria attack in attempt to target Coptic Pope Tawadros II
By Agencies and TOI staff
A general view shows forensics collecting evidence at the site of a bomb blast which struck worshipers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday at the Mar Girgis Coptic Church in the Nile Delta City of Tanta, Egypt on April 9, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 9, 2017, 2:58 pm
At least 37 killed in onslaught on Egyptian Copts on Palm Sunday
Over two dozen killed in a church attack near Cairo; then bomb hits Alexandria’s St. Mark’s Church, where Coptic pope was conducting mass, killing 11
By TOI staff and Agencies
Egyptians wheel away a body near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday on April 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
April 9, 2017, 1:59 pm
Security Council decries Egypt church bombings as ‘cowardly’
At least 43 killed in IS-claimed Palm Sunday targeting Coptic Christians; Iran’s Khamenei says US made a ‘strategic mistake’ carrying out Syria strike
By Tamar Pileggi
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