Palm Sunday church bombings claimed by IS kill at least 43 in Egypt

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for bombing two Egyptian churches as worshippers gathered to mark Palm Sunday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest attacks on the Coptic Christian minority in recent memory. The attacks followed a Cairo church bombing in December and came weeks before a planned visit by Catholic Pope Francis […]

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UPDATE: EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed and man nabbed

[su_dropcap]A[/su_dropcap]n Egyptian man hijacked an EgyptAir plane Tuesday and forced it to land in Cyprus, where most passengers were eventually allowed to get off, though the crew remained on board, Egyptian and Cypriot officials said. According to AP, The man’s motivation was unclear, but President Nicos Anastasiades said the hijacking was “not something that has […]

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