The terrorist attack in Cairo on December 11, 2016 - an explosion in the capital of Egypt, Cairo , which occurred inside the Coptic Cathedral, which resulted in 28 people killed and 70 injured [1] [2] [3] .
| Act of terrorism in Cairo | |
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| Place of attack | |
| date | December 11, 2016 |
| Attack method | explosion |
| Weapon | improvised explosive device |
| Dead | 28 [1] |
| The wounded | 70 [1] |
Event
The explosion occurred in the Coptic Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo . According to some sources, the bomb was planted inside the chapel adjacent to the outer wall of the cathedral. According to other sources, the unknown threw a bomb at one of the premises of the temple during the service [3] .
Reaction
In connection with the terrorist attack in Egypt, a three-day national mourning was declared [4] .
On December 12, 2016, Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi announced that a certain suicide bomber was Mahmoud Shafiq, as well as the arrest of 4 others involved in the attack and the search for two other suspects [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ministry of Health of Egypt announced the final number of victims of the attack / News / Radio Mayak
- ↑ TASS: The death toll in a bombing near a cathedral in Cairo exceeded 20 (inaccessible link)
- ↑ 1 2 During a terrorist attack in a Coptic cathedral in the center of Cairo, 22 people were killed: Accidents: World: Lenta.ru
- ↑ Three-day mourning declared in Egypt in connection with the terrorist attack in Cairo - Newspaper.ru news
- ↑ Explosion in Cairo was a terrorist attack - Egyptian President