There have reports of a terror attack in Egypt. Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital today, killing at least 26 people, including children, and wounding 25, officials said.
A ministry spokesman has said security chiefs had arrived at the scene of the attack and had cordoned off the area.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Following the attack, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for a meeting with security officials, state media said.
Egypt’s Christian minority, which makes up about 10 percent of the country’s population, has repeatedly been targeted by armed groups.
In April, dozens of people were killed in two separate bomb attacks on churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria during Palm Sunday ceremonies.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group claimed responsibility for the April attacks.
A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49 in December 2016, including many women and children.
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