An Egyptian military court yesterday sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by the Islamic State group that left dozens dead. Seventy-four people were killed in the attacks in 2016 and 2017 targeting Coptic Christians in Cairo, Alexandria and the Nile Delta city of Tanta.
12:00 AM, October 12, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:06 AM, October 12, 2018
Egypt condemns 17 to death for church attacks
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