More than 40 dead in Egypt church blasts

Những người tưởng niệm trong tang lễ các nạn nhân vụ nổ bom ở Tanta, Ai Cập

Những người tưởng niệm trong tang lễ các nạn nhân vụ nổ bom ở Tanta, Ai Cập Source: AAP

Close to 50 people have been killed in Egypt after suicide bombers attacked two Coptic churches on Palm Sunday.


The self-proclaimed Islamic State has claimed responsibility for both attacks.

They mark the latest assault on Egypt's Christian community, increasingly being targeted by such groups.


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