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41 Dead In Egyptian Church Fire
A fire that broke out Sunday in a Coptic Christian church in Egypt's capital Cairo killed 41 people, church officials said.
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7 Dead In ISIS Attack On Bus Carrying Egyptian Christians
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt on Friday, killing seven in the latest assault on the religious minority claimed by the ISIS.
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Egypt Launches Air Raids On Libya After Christians Killed
Egyptian air force planes on Friday carried out strikes directed at camps in Libya which Cairo says have been training terrorists who killed dozens of Christians earlier in the day, Egyptian military sources said.
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Paris Turns Off Eiffel Tower Lights In Solidarity With Egypt
The lights of the Eiffel Tower are set to be turned off in support for the Coptic community of Egypt, where a bus carrying Coptic Christians was shot at by gunmen killing at least 28 persons and wounding more than 20 in Minya province.
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Donald Trump On Egypt Attack: 'Bloodletting Of Christians Must End'
President Donald Trump on Friday decried an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt that left at least 28 dead, calling on allies to band together to defeat terrorism.
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Gunmen Kill 28 Coptic Christians In Egypt
Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians travelling to a monastery in central Egypt on Friday, killing 28 people and wounding 24, with many children among the victims, Health Ministry officials said.
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Pope Francis Arrives In Cairo Seeking To Mend Ties With Islam
Pope Francis arrives in Cairo on Friday hoping to mend ties with Islamic religious leaders just as Egypt's ancient Christian community faces unprecedented pressure from ISIS militants who have threatened to wipe it out.
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Palm Sunday Bombs Rock Egyptian Churches, As State Of Emergency Is Declared
Coptic Christians suffered in the worst set of attacks in decades, as more than 44 are killed.
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ISIS Claims Egypt Church Bombings That Killed 38: Report
The ISIS claimed responsibility for bombing two Egyptian churches on Sunday in the deadliest attacks on the country's Christian minority in recent memory.
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Egypt Mourns Slain Churchgoers As Blast Toll Rises
Grief-stricken mourners gathered in Cairo on Monday for the funeral of 24 people killed when a blast tore through a Coptic church, in the deadliest attack on Egypt's Christian minority.
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United Kingdom Archbishop in 'Condolence' Visit to Egypt
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the Church of England leader, arrived in Egypt today to offer his condolences over the beheadings of twenty one Egyptian Coptic Christians by jihadists in Libya.
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Libya Risks Long War, Extremist Rise as Talks Drag on
As talks between Libya's rival factions drag on, experts say there is little hope of a political deal and are warning of protracted civil war and a rise in Islamic extremism.
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Egypt Rejects Blame for Civilians Killed in Libya Airstrikes
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's military bombed suspected Islamist militant targets after the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.
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Palestinian Christians Urge Stronger Fight Against Islamic State
Some 200 Palestinian Christians staged a candlelit march in Jerusalem Wednesday to mourn Egyptian Copts killed by the Islamic State group in Libya, calling for stronger international action against the jihadists.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns 'Vile' Beheadings of Christians in Libya
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday condemned the mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians in Libya and urged Libyans to fight Islamist extremists in their country.
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41 Dead In Egyptian Church Fire
A fire that broke out Sunday in a Coptic Christian church in Egypt's capital Cairo killed 41 people, church officials said.
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7 Dead In ISIS Attack On Bus Carrying Egyptian Christians
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt on Friday, killing seven in the latest assault on the religious minority claimed by the ISIS.
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Egypt Launches Air Raids On Libya After Christians Killed
Egyptian air force planes on Friday carried out strikes directed at camps in Libya which Cairo says have been training terrorists who killed dozens of Christians earlier in the day, Egyptian military sources said.
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Paris Turns Off Eiffel Tower Lights In Solidarity With Egypt
The lights of the Eiffel Tower are set to be turned off in support for the Coptic community of Egypt, where a bus carrying Coptic Christians was shot at by gunmen killing at least 28 persons and wounding more than 20 in Minya province.
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Donald Trump On Egypt Attack: 'Bloodletting Of Christians Must End'
President Donald Trump on Friday decried an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt that left at least 28 dead, calling on allies to band together to defeat terrorism.
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Gunmen Kill 28 Coptic Christians In Egypt
Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians travelling to a monastery in central Egypt on Friday, killing 28 people and wounding 24, with many children among the victims, Health Ministry officials said.
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Pope Francis Arrives In Cairo Seeking To Mend Ties With Islam
Pope Francis arrives in Cairo on Friday hoping to mend ties with Islamic religious leaders just as Egypt's ancient Christian community faces unprecedented pressure from ISIS militants who have threatened to wipe it out.
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Palm Sunday Bombs Rock Egyptian Churches, As State Of Emergency Is Declared
Coptic Christians suffered in the worst set of attacks in decades, as more than 44 are killed.
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ISIS Claims Egypt Church Bombings That Killed 38: Report
The ISIS claimed responsibility for bombing two Egyptian churches on Sunday in the deadliest attacks on the country's Christian minority in recent memory.
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Egypt Mourns Slain Churchgoers As Blast Toll Rises
Grief-stricken mourners gathered in Cairo on Monday for the funeral of 24 people killed when a blast tore through a Coptic church, in the deadliest attack on Egypt's Christian minority.
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United Kingdom Archbishop in 'Condolence' Visit to Egypt
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the Church of England leader, arrived in Egypt today to offer his condolences over the beheadings of twenty one Egyptian Coptic Christians by jihadists in Libya.
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Libya Risks Long War, Extremist Rise as Talks Drag on
As talks between Libya's rival factions drag on, experts say there is little hope of a political deal and are warning of protracted civil war and a rise in Islamic extremism.
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Egypt Rejects Blame for Civilians Killed in Libya Airstrikes
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's military bombed suspected Islamist militant targets after the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.
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Palestinian Christians Urge Stronger Fight Against Islamic State
Some 200 Palestinian Christians staged a candlelit march in Jerusalem Wednesday to mourn Egyptian Copts killed by the Islamic State group in Libya, calling for stronger international action against the jihadists.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns 'Vile' Beheadings of Christians in Libya
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday condemned the mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians in Libya and urged Libyans to fight Islamist extremists in their country.
