April 9, 2017
Bomb attacks that killed at least 37 people marking Palm Sunday at two Egyptian churches have been claimed by Islamic State.
The first explosion in Tanta, about 70 miles north of Cairo, killed at least 26 worshippers at the Mar Girgis Coptic Church.
Officials said the blast happened “in the front rows, near the altar, during the mass” and that more than 70 had been injured.
Video and pictures showed crowds gathered around bodies and large blood stains on the pews and church walls.
Source: Sky News.