Coptic Churches in Egypt bombed during service.

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Agricola

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YEs the Religion of Peace strikes again targetting two Coptic Churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday. So far 42 are dead

Here is news report from link provided.

Egypt's Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday - BBC News

Two blasts targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt on Palm Sunday have killed at least 42 people, officials say.


In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark's Coptic church killed 13 people. Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Church, had been attending Mass inside and was unhurt, state media reported.


An earlier blast at St George's Coptic church in Tanta killed 29 people.


So-called Islamic State (IS) says it is behind the explosions. The group has recently targeted Copts in Egypt.


Four police officers, including one policewoman, were among those killed in Alexandria, the interior ministry said. The suicide bomber blew himself up after they stopped him from entering the church.


The first explosion in Tanta, 94km (58 miles) north of Cairo, took place near the altar.


Security forces later dismantled two explosive devices at the Sidi Abdel Rahim Mosque, also in Tanta, the state-run Al-Ahram news website reports.


The explosions injured at least 71 people in Tanta and 35 others in Alexandria, the health ministry said.


The blasts appear to have been timed for maximum impact, as people gathered to mark Palm Sunday.


Egyptian security forces had been put on alert in anticipation of attacks.
 

Angela53510

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Alexandria is where the Jews first translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek in 300BC. In the third century AD, Alexandria was the home of Arius, the heretic. Regardless of his theology, the city had many Christians, and in the 3rd century, there were no Muslims. Oh yes, and Athanasius fought to have the deity of Christ declared an essential doctrine of the Christian church.

They say the Copts are being systematically wiped out. Because they have been there probably since just after the resurrection, the Muslims cannot claim they are apostate from Islam. Instead, they choose to bomb and kill them.

We all need to really pray for the persecuted church. I hope this will stop, but I sadly fear it is only going to get worse.