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The explosion comes just days after Egypt's president ordered an agency to be set up to stop 'sectarian incidents'. Reuters
The explosion comes just days after Egypt's president ordered an agency to be set up to stop 'sectarian incidents'. Reuters
Egypt tightens security on Coptic Christmas eve after explosives expert killed at Cairo church
The Egyptian specialist police officer was killed while trying to defuse a device
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The National
06 January, 2019