In attack on Church in Egypt according to sources, nine people were killed and five wounded
Among those killed eight Christians.
CAIRO, December 29. /TASS/. Nine people were killed and five wounded Friday in an attack on the Coptic Church of Mar-Mina in Helwan in Cairo. As specified in the Ministry of health of Egypt, among the victims — eight Christians.
According to the newspaper Sada Al-Balad, two militants drove up to the Church on a motorcycle and opened fire at the auto parts store, standing in the vicinity of the temple. Then they killed the owner of another shop, and then opened fire on worshipers and a policeman at the Church.
Retaliatory fire one of the attackers was destroyed. The second hid in a nearby store and were later caught by law enforcement officers.
As explained in the interior Ministry, “when one of the attackers tried to break through the outer cordon of the Church, the police opened fire on him, wounding him.” When it was discovered a Kalashnikov rifle and five stores with 150 rounds of ammunition and an explosive device.
Arrested militant has long been known to the police, he was involved in several attacks, which targeted police and civilians, said the Agency.
The power structure in Egypt has significantly stepped up counter-terrorism operations after the terrorist attacks on 9 April in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria in the Christian churches, which killed more than 45 people and more than hundreds were injured. Responsibility for attack was assumed by the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia).
In the country from April 10 by decision of the President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for a three-month state of emergency was introduced, which for the same period was extended in early July and then in October.
On the eve of new year holidays, as well as Catholic and Orthodox Christmas under heavy guard in the country was taken over 2.6 thousand churches. Adjacent to the temples, the streets were completely exempt from road transport.
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