Attack on Cairo church was suicide bombing, says Egypt's President

Egypt's president says a suicide bomber caused the explosion that killed 24 Christians during Sunday Mass at a Cairo chapel.

Attack on Cairo church was suicide bombing, says Egypt's President
Mon, 12 Dec, 2016 - 13:10

Egypt's president says a suicide bomber caused the explosion that killed 24 Christians during Sunday Mass at a Cairo chapel.

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi identified the bomber as 22-year-old Mahmoud Shafiq Mohammed Mustafa.

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