Vladimir Polypropolene: a Suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the Church in Alexandria
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Egypt in connection with the perfect in the city of Tanta an act of terrorism. On Sunday, April 9, RIA Novosti reported.
“By working together with responsible members of the world community, the country will be able to repel the terrorists,” — said the head of state.
According to the Agency, the number of victims of the explosion in the Church of Tanta has risen to 30 people. Earlier it was reported 25 dead and over 50 injured.
It is also noted that detained a suspect of involvement in the explosion. According to available information, the man was near the Church, where there was a terrorist attack. He sent to the police station, he was questioned, reports RIA Novosti.
It is reported that investigators seized records from surveillance cameras, the area of the explosion cordoned off. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered to open military hospitals to receive injured in the emergency. The Prime Minister of Egypt Sherif Ismail said the explosion in the Church “terrorist attack.”
April 9 the Church in twante explosion. Because of palm Sunday the chapel was crowded, so the death toll could be higher than initially reported. Some time later, the city experienced a second explosion — the attack the local police training centre.
In December last year in the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, an explosion occurred, which killed 22 people. Responsibility for the attack claimed by the group “Islamic state” (IG; banned in Russia). The militants promised “to continue the war against the apostates”.
Coptic Christians make up, according to various estimates, from 10 to 20 percent of Egypt’s population, that is approximately 6.5-13 million people. Most of them belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, the smaller part — to the Coptic Catholic Church. Recently, the Copts are often the target of attacks by Islamic radicals.