Attack on Saint Menas church
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. He was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year. Later, Amaq News Agency described that terrorist attack was carried out by a person belonging to the Islamic State group.
| Attack on Saint Mena church | |
|---|---|
Attack location Attack on Saint Menas church (Egypt) Attack location Attack on Saint Menas church (Middle East) | |
| Location | Helwan, Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 29.8503894°N 31.3218585°E |
| Date | 29 December 2017 (UTC+2) |
| Target | Coptic Christians |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Gun |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured | 10 |
| Perpetrator | ISIS |
| Part of a series of articles on the |
| Modern persecution of Coptic Christians |
|---|
| Overview |
|
| Terrorist attacks |
|
| Figures |
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.