At least 25 killed in explosion at Coptic Christian chapel in Cairo

A bomb exploded inside a Coptic Christian church Sunday morning, killing at least 25 and injuring 49, Egyptian state television said.


The blast took place as Sunday Mass was nearing an end at 10 a.m. and coincided with a national holiday in Egypt marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

The Rev. Paul Halim, the Coptic Church's official spokesperson, told Al-Ahram Arabic news website that the explosion took place in the small church of St. Peter and St. Paul complex, attached to the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo's Abbassyia district.

A device detonated about 26 pounds of TNT on the women's side of the church, security sources said. Most of the victims were women.

No one has claimed responsibility.
 [upi.com]
11/12/16