24 killed in attack on Egypt Christians

CAIRO: Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Egyptian Christians south of the capital on Friday, killing at least 24 people, state media and the health ministry said.

"There are 24 dead," health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told state television, adding that 27 people were wounded in the shooting in Minya province.

The attack followed church bombings in December and April claimed by the Islamic State group that killed dozens of Egypt's Coptic Christians.