Egypt identifies suicide bomber in Alexandria church attack | Reuters

Egypt identifies suicide bomber in Alexandria church attack | Reuters

Reuters April 13, 2017, 01:00:09 IST

CAIRO Egypt’s interior ministry has identified the suicide bomber in the Alexandria cathedral attack as 31-year-old Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak Abdullah, a resident of Suez province, a statement said on Wednesday. At least 44 people were killed in attacks on the cathedral and a church in Tanta on Palm Sunday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Advertisement
Egypt identifies suicide bomber in Alexandria church attack
| Reuters

CAIRO Egypt’s interior ministry has identified the suicide bomber in the Alexandria cathedral attack as 31-year-old Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak Abdullah, a resident of Suez province, a statement said on Wednesday. At least 44 people were killed in attacks on the cathedral and a church in Tanta on Palm Sunday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. (Reporting by Haitham Ahmed; Witing by Amina Ismail; Editing by Alison Williams)

Advertisement

This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed.

Latest News

Find us on YouTube

Subscribe

Top Shows

Vantage First Sports Fast and Factual Between The Lines