http://english.freecopts.net/english/At least 21 people were killed and 79 injured when a bomb exploded outside a Coptic Christian church in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt since 2006.
The blast occurred after midnight as worshipers were leaving a New Year’s service, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on its website. “Foreign elements†appear to have been responsible for the blast, the ministry said, adding that it has beefed up security around churches nationwide “in light of the escalating threats from al-Qaeda to many countries.â€
Al Qaeda’s branch in Iraq said in November it would attack Christian targets after it claimed Egypt’s Coptic Church was holding two women who had converted to Islam. The Church has denied this charge. No group has claimed responsibility for today’s blast.
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