Church bombing in Egypt kills 21 peopleADEL EL-ADAWY/TWITTER The scene outside a church in the Egyptian Nile delta city of Tanta. Islamic State's branch in Egypt, which has waged a low-level conflict for years in the Sinai peninsula, has stepped up attacks on Christians in Egypt in recent months. Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack. Egypt's Christian community has felt increasingly insecure since Islamic State spread through Iraq and Syria in 2014, ruthlessly targeting religious minorities. In 2015, 21 Egyptian Christians working in Libya were killed by Islamic State.

Source: Stuff April 09, 2017 09:08 UTC