Car Bomb Hits Christian Church in Egypt After New Year's Mass, 7 Dead

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Car Bomb Hits Christian Church in Egypt After New Year's Mass, 7 Dead

The bomb exploded as worshippers emerged from the church following Mass, 7 dead, 24 wounded. There were nearly 1,000 that attended the church service Egyptian firemen try to put out a fire on a vehicle following a car bombing in front of a Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, Egypt, early Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. The car exploded in front of the church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Mediterranean port city early Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said. (AP Photo) Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said. After the blast, enraged Christians emerging from the church clashed with police and stormed a nearby mosque, prompting fights and volleys of stone throwing with Muslims, police and witnesses said - a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt. Nearly 1,000 Christians were attending the Mass at the Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, said a priest at the church, Father Mena Adel. The service had just ended, and worshippers were leaving the building when the blast went off, about a half-hour after midnight. "I was inside the church and heard a huge explosion," Adel told The Associated Press. "People's bodies were in flames." The blast came from a car parked outside the church, but police said they were still investigating whether the car had been rigged with explosives or if a bomb had been placed under it. Witnesses reported seeing the charred chassis of the destroyed car, with the remains of several bodies nearby and dozens wounded Read more at www.hapblog.com

 

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