Abu Seifein Church fire in Giza - in pictures

  • Egyptian mourners at a funeral of some of the 41 worshippers, many of them children, killed in Sunday's Abu Seifein church fire in Giza, greater Cairo. AFP
    Egyptian mourners at a funeral of some of the 41 worshippers, many of them children, killed in Sunday's Abu Seifein church fire in Giza, greater Cairo. AFP
  • Funerals were held at two Cairo churches after a blaze ripped through the Coptic Christian church during Sunday Mass. AFP
    Funerals were held at two Cairo churches after a blaze ripped through the Coptic Christian church during Sunday Mass. AFP
  • Coffins of those killed in the fire in the densely populated Imbaba working class district west of the Nile River. AFP
    Coffins of those killed in the fire in the densely populated Imbaba working class district west of the Nile River. AFP
  • Mourners at a funeral held at the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Giza governorate. AFP
    Mourners at a funeral held at the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Giza governorate. AFP
  • Crowds watch as a coffin is lifted into an ambulance to be taken to a memorial service. AP
    Crowds watch as a coffin is lifted into an ambulance to be taken to a memorial service. AP
  • Grieving family members at a joint funeral service. Reuters
    Grieving family members at a joint funeral service. Reuters
  • Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly visits the Abu Seifein church, which was gutted by a blaze blamed on an electrical fault. AFP
    Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly visits the Abu Seifein church, which was gutted by a blaze blamed on an electrical fault. AFP
  • Mostafa Madbouly speaks to officials at the blaze site. AFP
    Mostafa Madbouly speaks to officials at the blaze site. AFP
  • The prime minister visits one of the 14 people in hospital after the blaze. AFP
    The prime minister visits one of the 14 people in hospital after the blaze. AFP
  • Abandoned shoes at the church. AP
    Abandoned shoes at the church. AP
  • The fire-damaged church interior. AP
    The fire-damaged church interior. AP
  • A Coptic priest outside the church in the aftermath of the deadly blaze. AFP
    A Coptic priest outside the church in the aftermath of the deadly blaze. AFP
  • Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El Kabbag visits injured victims. Photo: MOSS
    Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El Kabbag visits injured victims. Photo: MOSS
  • At least 55 people were taken to hospital in 30 ambulances after they were injured in the blaze. Photo: MOSS
    At least 55 people were taken to hospital in 30 ambulances after they were injured in the blaze. Photo: MOSS
  • The congregation were packed in a chapel when the fire broke out. Reuters
    The congregation were packed in a chapel when the fire broke out. Reuters
  • Security forces members at the scene of the tragedy. Reuters
    Security forces members at the scene of the tragedy. Reuters
  • Damage caused to the church, where the fire is thought to have broken out in an air-conditioning unit. Reuters
    Damage caused to the church, where the fire is thought to have broken out in an air-conditioning unit. Reuters
  • Firefighters at the church in the aftermath of the deadly blaze. Photo: Ministry of the Interior
    Firefighters at the church in the aftermath of the deadly blaze. Photo: Ministry of the Interior
  • Firefighters enter the church building. Photo: Ministry of the Interior
    Firefighters enter the church building. Photo: Ministry of the Interior