Egypt Investigates Deadly Church Bombing

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The new year got off to a violent start in the Egyptian city of Alexandria when a Coptic church was bombed shortly after the conclusion of midnight Mass on Saturday. The bombing, which is believed to be the worst act of sectarian violence in Egypt since 2000, killed 21 people and injured nearly 100 others. The attack sparked demonstrations by Christians, who stormed a mosque across the street from the church that was bombed and got into clashes with Egyptian security forces on Saturday afternoon. Authorities were forced to fire tear gas and rubber bullets to break up the demonstration. Meanwhile, Egyptian authorities are continuing their investigation into the bombing. On Sunday, an undisclosed number of people were arrested in suspicion of being involved in the attack. Egyptian authorities have also said that they are trying to determine whether the bombing, which the Egyptian Interior Ministry has blamed on “foreign elements,” was carried out with a car bomb or explosives held by a suicide bomber.

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