The Series Of Attacks On Copts In Egypt

People were killed and 24 wounded in the attack, which was carried out by masked gunmen on a bus at least Copts, including a number of children, were heading to the monastery in the province of Minya in Upper Egypt after 47


The following is a chronology of significant attacks on Christians:

In the first hour of 2011, an explosion in front of the Saints Church in the coastal city of Alexandria during the exit of worshipers celebrating the new Gregorian year from the building.

It inflicted the attack killed at least 23 and injured dozens and sparked protests by Christians saw it as a security negligence.

After 24 days of the intifada broke out the attack, which lasted 18 days and brought down President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in power. The authorities did not reach the culprits so far.

After the break up a sit-in for the supporters of the isolated President Mohamed Morsi, who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood on 14 August 2013 groups of people attacked at least 42 churches and burned or damaged about 37 Christian religious institutions in the governorates of Minya, Assiut, Fayoum, Giza, Suez and Sohag, Beni Suef, and North Sinai.

In February 2015 broadcast the organization of February the Islamic state registration photographer penalty 21 Egyptian Christians slaughtered in Libya, where they were working. Egypt retaliated with an air attack on a pro-regulation in the neighboring state.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a televised speech that his country reserves the right to respond "and appropriate manner and timing of landing retribution" Bmsthakah

On Sunday, 11 December 2016 a suicide bomber blew himself up in the church attached to the Petrine ministry Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo, a site 29 dead and dozens injured. Announced the organization of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

In February published the organization of the Islamic state video port church bombing and declared the organization Petrine ministry in the video is aimed at Egyptian Christians. In the same month campaign targeting Christians in the city of El-Arish, the capital of North Sinai Governorate it began. Seven Christians were killed in attacks by the organization in the city within three weeks.

Distributed organization publications included lists of targeted Bchristaan what Megadroa the city. This resulted in the escape of some 145 Christian families from North Sinai.

The ninth of April, on the morning of a Palm Sunday suicide bombing in the Church of St. George in Tanta, the capital of West Nile Delta province which left 27 people dead and 78 injured.

Hours later, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in front of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Alexandria, where the pope heads Twadharos prayers in the cathedral. The attack inflicted 16 people, including members of the police force, was also injured, 41 people.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. After the attacks, Sisi announced the imposition of a state of emergency for a period of three months.