Source: Christian Newswire Contact: Lindsay Vessey, Coptic Solidarity, 801-512-1713 WASHINGTON, April 10, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ — Coptic Solidarity strongly condemns the cowardly church bombings on Palm Sunday (April 9) in Tanta, and Alexandria, which murdered at least 43 and injured over 120 individuals. Although ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, this remains to be confirmed, as it has claimed responsibility for other attacks in the past. Moreover, ISIS-Egypt is a homegrown terror network that flourishes on Islamic “theology of hatred” that prevails in Egypt. This latest pogrom comes four months after the bombing at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in…
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