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Palm Sunday church bombings

9 April 2017 · Egypt

Part of: persecution of Egyptian Copts Wikidata

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On Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017, twin suicide bombings took place at St. George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile Delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria, seat of the Coptic papacy. At least 43 people were reported killed and 789 injured. The attacks were carried out by a security detachment of ISIS.

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Palm Sunday church bombings. (2026, August 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palm_Sunday_church_bombings&oldid=1368359625

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“Palm Sunday church bombings.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Aug. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palm_Sunday_church_bombings&oldid=1368359625.

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