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Saturday, April 09, 2022

On This Day... Apr 09, 2017: Tanta, Egypt Suicide bombers massacre worshippers at two Palm Sunday church services: 45 Killed

Palm Sunday church bombings

HT RoP : This article is about the terrorist bombing in Egypt. For the terrorist bombing in Indonesia which also happened on Palm Sunday, see 2021 Makassar cathedral bombing.

In February 2017, ISIS called for attacks on Christians,[1][2] and during the Sinai insurgency, hundreds of Christians fled their homes in the North Sinai after a "concerted campaign of assassination and intimidation".[3][4][5][6][7]

The bombings occurred under President (and former general) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who has emphasized national security during his rule, and who recently returned from a trip to the United States to visit President Donald Trump, a trip widely regarded as successful and as a confirmation of the US administration's support for Sisi's fight against ISIS.[3]

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