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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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  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.

• Gunmen Shoot 2 Egyptian Policemen Dead

  Gunmen shot dead two Egyptian policemen in a pre-dawn attack while they were on patrol Tuesday in the southern city of Minya, the interior ministry said.

• Egypt Court Confirms Mass Islamist Death Sentences

  An Egyptian court confirmed Saturday death sentences for more than 180 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said, after a mass trial that sparked an international outcry.

• Nine Killed in Egyptian Bus Fall: report

  At least nine people were killed when a minibus fell into a river in Egyptian governorate of Minya Sunday, killing at least nine people, state media reported.

• Even the dead are sent to the gallows in Egypt

  Doctor Badawi was killed on August 14, but he was among 37 people whose death sentences were confirmed on Monday by an Egyptian court which sentenced another 683 to the gallows

• Egypt puts top Brotherhood leader, 682 others on trial

  The leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 682 others went on trial on Tuesday on charges including murder, their lawyer said, in a further blow to supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

• Egypt forces raid Islamist bastion near Cairo

  A police general was killed when Egyptian security forces stormed a village on the outskirts of Cairo today in the latest crackdown on Islamist militants, security officials said.

• Egypt imposes state of emergency after violent clashes kill at least 95 people

  At least 95 Egyptians were killed today after security forces moved in on protesters demanding the reinstatement of President Mohamed Morsi, and the government imposed a state of emergency as unrest swept the most populous Arab nation.