Security sources told Egyptian newspaper Masrawy that two attackers were involved in the shooting at the Marmina Coptic Church Helwan.
Source/Credit: RT News
By News Desk | December 29, 2017
At least eleven people have been killed in a gun attack on a Coptic Christian church south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Two gunmen opened fire at a Coptic church in the Helwan district, reported Al-Ahram. The death toll currently stands at ten people, with at least a further five injured, according to Egypt’s Health Ministry.
A spokesperson for the government said the wounded have been transferred to Nasser Hospital for treatment.
IS claimed responsibility for the attack later Friday, the terrorist group’s propaganda mouthpiece Amaq said, without providing any evidence to back the claim.
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