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At least 20 dead in blast at Cairo church: ministry

Published December 11, 2016 Updated December 11, 2016 11:29am

CAIRO: An explosion in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 20 people, the health ministry said.

The blast ripped through the church around 10:00 am (0800 GMT), Egyptian security officials said.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2016