Attack on Saint Menas church

Attack on Saint Mena church
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Location	Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates	29.8503894°N 31.3218585°E / 29.8503894; 31.3218585
Date	29 December 2017 (UTC+2)
Target	Coptic Christians
Attack type	Shooting
Weapons	Gun
Deaths	11
Injured	10
Perpetrator	ISIS

On 29 December 2017, in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, a gunman opened fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Menas and a nearby shop owned by a Coptic man, killing ten citizens and a police officer and injuring around ten people.^[1][2] He was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year.^[3][2] Later, Amaq News Agency described that terrorist attack was carried out by a person belonging to the Islamic State group.^[4]

See also

• Persecution of Copts
• 2011 Alexandria bombing
• 2011 Imbaba church attacks
• Botroseya Church bombing
• Christianity in Egypt
• Coptic Orthodox Church
• Kosheh massacres
• Nag Hammadi massacre
• 2017 Minya attack

References

1. "Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church - Egypt Independent". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. "Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in E". 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via Reuters.
3. "Gunman attacks Cairo Christians". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
4. "رسميًا.. داعش يُعلن مسؤوليته عن هجوم كنيسة مارمينا بحلوان". Retrieved 30 December 2017.