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Headline Roundup April 9th, 2017

Church Bombings in Egypt

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ISIS has claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on two Egyptian churches on Palm Sunday.

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Palm Sunday attacks: ISIS says it carried out bombings at churches in Egypt that killed at least 37
Palm Sunday attacks: ISIS says it carried out bombings at churches in Egypt that killed at least 37

Fox News Digital

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The ISIS terror group has claimed responsibility for two separate Palm Sunday bombing attacks at Coptic Christian churches in Egypt that have killed 37 people and injured more than 100.

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Egypt's Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday
Egypt's Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday

BBC News

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In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark's Coptic church killed 13 people. Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Church, had been attending Mass inside and was unhurt, state media reported.

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ISIS Claims 2 Deadly Explosions at Egyptian Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday
ISIS Claims 2 Deadly Explosions at Egyptian Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday

New York Times (News)

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Two explosions at Coptic churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday left at least 40 people dead and injured dozens of others as a day of worship in the besieged Christian community turned to destruction and carnage.

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