Explosion hits Alexandria church

A massive explosion occurred outside Al-Kedeseen Church in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria in the first hour of the new year. 21 have been killed including 8 Muslims and 79 have been injured.

Witnesses suggest it was a car bomb.

" At 12.10 we heard an explosion. We thought it was thunder. The car was on fire and bodies were scattered across the street", said Mohamed Abdu a local youth who was helping transfer bodies to hospitals.

The Ministry of Interior said it was a suicide bomber not a car bomb according to its forensic testing and explosives experts.

Shortly after the explosion, clashes broke out between angry Muslim and Christian youth. A mosque opposite to the Church as well as a Christian-owned supermarket were reportedly vandalised. Security forces rushed into the explosion scene 30 minutes later and managed to end the clashes.

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• Alexandria
• Church
• Terrorism
• Egypt
• Al-Kedeseen
• Copts
• Muslims

[asifsgm]

yeah those Muslims who are friends ,they should come forward and they should stand with their Christians brothers to condemn this insanity and brutality.

[monkiram]

I am really alarmed at the hate circulating in the comments. I am Coptic, but I do not blame all Muslims for what happened and I do not have the right to condemn them on the basis that they belong to a religion I disagree with. On the other hand it doesn't make sense to bring American stereotypes into the issue. The swearing is uncalled for.

[nouranaref]

VERY good report mohamed good lake 

[jason50171]

Fuck muslim

[YaakovSarafian]

I'm not Christian but where are NOW those Muslims who claim ISLAM is a peaceful religion??? Why don't they go to the streets side-by-side with the Christian Egyptians to protest against terror when a Muslim group attacks the Christians inside a Muslim country??? They shouldn't forget there are a lot of Muslims in Europe, and the answer against them can arrive much earlier and suddenly than they could expect... Shame on this kind of people !

[Tampinu]

*sniff* I smell a rise in oil prices

[mhajij1]

This is bad....when is this nightmare going to over in the middle east?

[pureheart2003]

@asifsgm

+++ R.I.P Coptic Martyrs who were Murdered on 1/1/2011 & All other Copts who were killed in Egypt (their Homeland) by the Coward muslim 'Occupiers', throughout the Dark history of Islamic OCCUPATION of Egypt.

May GOD Expell Islam & Muslims from All of Egypt Very Soon.

Ialso Pray that All the Coward muslim Murderers of All the Noble Coptic Martyrs be brought to Justice in Egypt or Outside or by a US Rocket (I Pray that All Collateral Damage will be Non-Christian, Amen.+++

[sallleeeh]

guys this is against Islam, these terrorists want to plant hate between Muslims and Christians, this is their only goal, they killed Muslims as well in this incident and the one that was in Saudi Arabia. please Christians fight with us against them. I feel sorry about the Christians and Muslims who died in Alexsandria, remember we have a say about the prophet Mohammed, 'who kills someone lives among Muslims in peace, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise' please thumps up

[abraamize]

muslims entire religion was started by an ugly rapist, necrophiliac, pedophile, homosexual warlord called "MOHAMMED", Your entire religion is RUBBISH, Your "Quran" is RUBBISH that contradicts itse...lf every 2nd page, if you think im wrong try and actually read and understand (if you can that is) your Quran.

THE QURAN NEEDS TO BE BURNED

ISLAM NEEDS TO BE ELMINATED