Egyptians walk past blood stains in a street near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers on Sunday. Emergency services had scrambled to the scene when another blast rocked Saint Mark’s church in Alexandria where Coptic Pope Tawadros II had been leading a Palm Sunday service. The Ministry said the Coptic Pope was unharmed, and a church official said he had left before the bombing. Islamic State claimed its “squads” carried out both attacks, in a statement by its self-styled Amaq news agency published on social media. I found people torn up... some people, only half of their bodies remained,” said Nabil Nader, who lives in front of the Tanta church.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2017 09:48 UTC