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2. apnews.com › article › middle-east-africa-religionFire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including 15 ... - AP News

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   Aug 14, 2022 · Abandoned shoes remain at the site of a fire inside the Abu Sefein Coptic church that killed at least 40 people and injured some 14 others, in the densely populated neighborhood of Imbaba, Cairo Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. The church said the fire broke out while a service was underway.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-middle-east-62541074Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church - BBC News

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   Aug 14, 2022 · 14 August 2022. By George Wright,BBC News. Egypt church fire survivor: 'We saved who we could' Dozens of people have died after a fire broke out at a church in Egypt, many of them crushed...

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   What happened at a Coptic Church in Cairo?

   • CAIRO — At least 41 people were killed and 14 others were injured Sunday when a fire engulfed a Coptic church near Egypt's capital, Cairo, officials in the north African nation said. The blaze at Abu Sefein church in Giza, a city on the west bank of the Nile, started at about 9 a.m. local time, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement.

   Dozens killed after fire engulfs Coptic church in Egypt

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   What happened at Abu Sefein Coptic Church?

   • The fire broke out during a Sunday service at the Abu Sefein Coptic church. CNN also spoke to a family that was driving through the neighborhood looking for the body of their cousin after the fire subsided. “I can’t believe I won’t see you again, Irini.

   Egypt church fire leaves dozens dead and injured - CNN

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   Should Coptic Christians be allowed to practice their religion in Egypt?

   • Even though the church was granted legal status under a 2011 cabinet decision, el-Minya governor failed to respond to the request to date, in violation of a 2016 church building law that requires a response within four months. Coptic Christians in Egypt should be afforded the right to collectively practise their religion.

   Egypt: Release nine Coptic Christians detained for attempting to

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   What happened in Egypt?

   • Sunday’s blaze was one of the worst fire tragedies in recent years in Egypt, where safety standards and fire regulations are poorly enforced. In March last year, a fire at a garment factory near Cairo killed at least 20 people and injured 24.

   Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including 15 children

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5. www.cnn.com › 2022/08/14 › africaEgypt church fire leaves dozens dead and injured | CNN

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   Aug 14, 2022 · CNN — At least 18 children died in a fire that killed dozens of worshippers gathered for Sunday morning mass at a church in Giza, greater Cairo, according to hospital documents seen by CNN. The...

6. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldDozens killed after fire engulfs Coptic church in Egypt

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   Aug 14, 2022 · CAIRO — At least 41 people were killed and 14 others were injured Sunday when a fire engulfed a Coptic church near Egypt's capital, Cairo, officials in the north African nation said. The...

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7. www.amnesty.org › en › latestEgypt: Release nine Coptic Christians detained for attempting ...

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   Mar 30, 2022 · The Egyptian authorities must immediately release nine Coptic Christians who were arbitrarily detained after peacefully protesting against the authorities’ refusal to rebuild a church that had burned down over five years ago, Amnesty International said today.

8. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022/4/8Palm Sunday church attacks: Egypt’s ‘worst day of violence’

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   Apr 8, 2022 · Egypt’s security situation five years after ISIL-claimed church blasts killed 48 people in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria. Saturday marks five years since what has been described as 'the...

9. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022/8/15Egyptians mourn 41 killed in Cairo Coptic church fire | News ...

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   Aug 15, 2022 · 15 Aug 2022. Funerals have been held in two Cairo churches for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows.