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Revision as of 22:36, 1 March 2018
| 2017 Saint Mena church attacks | |
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| Location | Helwan, Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 29°51′01″N 31°19′19″E / 29.8503894°N 31.3218585°E |
| Date | 29 December 2017 (UTC+2) |
| Target | Coptic Christians |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Gun |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured | 10 |
| Part of a series of articles on the |
| Modern persecution of Coptic Christians |
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On December 29, 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] He was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year.[3][2] Later, Amaq News Agency described that terrorist attack was carried out by a person belonging to the Islamic state.[4]
References
- ^ "Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church - Egypt Independent". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in E". 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via Reuters.
- ^ "Gunman attacks Cairo Christians". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "رسميًا.. داعش يُعلن مسؤوليته عن هجوم كنيسة مارمينا بحلوان". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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