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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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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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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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Pope Voices Sadness over Beheadings of Christians
Pope Francis today expressed "profound sadness" over the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic militants in Libya, saying they had been killed for their faith.
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Islamic State Video Shows Beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians
A video released Sunday by the Islamic State appears to show the mass beheading of a group of 21 Coptic Christians, who are made to kneel beside the sea in what is identified as the coast near Tripoli, Libya.
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Islamic State Releases Video Purporting to Show Beheading of 21 Egyptians in Libya
The Islamic State group released a video on Sunday purportedly showing the beheading of Egyptian Coptic Christians the jihadists say they captured in Libya.
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At Least 20 Egyptian Christians Kidnapped in Libya
A priest and a witness say masked gunmen in central Libya have kidnapped 20 Coptic Christians from Egypt.
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Was Jesus married? New papyrus fragment fuels debate
A previously unknown scrap of ancient papyrus written in ancient Egyptian Coptic includes the words "Jesus said to them, my wife," -- a discovery likely to renew a fierce debate in the Christian world over whether Jesus was married.
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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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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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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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Pope Voices Sadness over Beheadings of Christians
Pope Francis today expressed "profound sadness" over the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic militants in Libya, saying they had been killed for their faith.
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Islamic State Video Shows Beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians
A video released Sunday by the Islamic State appears to show the mass beheading of a group of 21 Coptic Christians, who are made to kneel beside the sea in what is identified as the coast near Tripoli, Libya.
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Islamic State Releases Video Purporting to Show Beheading of 21 Egyptians in Libya
The Islamic State group released a video on Sunday purportedly showing the beheading of Egyptian Coptic Christians the jihadists say they captured in Libya.
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At Least 20 Egyptian Christians Kidnapped in Libya
A priest and a witness say masked gunmen in central Libya have kidnapped 20 Coptic Christians from Egypt.
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Was Jesus married? New papyrus fragment fuels debate
A previously unknown scrap of ancient papyrus written in ancient Egyptian Coptic includes the words "Jesus said to them, my wife," -- a discovery likely to renew a fierce debate in the Christian world over whether Jesus was married.
