Egypt says seven dead after blast outside church
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CAIRO Jan 1 (Reuters) - Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Saturday that seven people were killed and 24 wounded when a car exploded outside a church in Alexandria.
It said the wounded included eight Muslims.
"The preliminary investigation indicates that a car was the reason behind the explosion. It was parked in front of the church and had been assumed to belong to one of the people who often come to the church," said the statement, which was read to Reuters by a ministry official. (Reporting by Yasmine Saleh, Writing by Edmund Blair)
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vicoa2 wrote:
Hmmm—suppose they were Christians—killed by Muslim extremists?
You never know. Open minded people could guess they were Mormons killed by Amish extremists.
You never know. Open minded people could guess they were Mormons killed by Amish extremists.
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