The bodies of Boutroseya Church attack martyrs arrived Monday at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo's district of Nasr City, ahead of the anticipated state funeral.
Besides the ambulances carrying the martyrs' bodies, Armed Forces trucks with families of martyrs on board, bishops along with priests arrived at the memorial to take part in the funeral.
Meanwhile, dozens of Muslim and Christian citizens flocked to the vicinity of the funeral chanting anti-terror slogans and calling for swift retribution.
Earlier in the day, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese led funeral prayers for the martyrs.
On Sunday, 25 people dead and 49 others injured when a bomb went off inside El Boutroseya Church adjacent St. Peter & St. Paul Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo’s Abbassiya district.
Source: MENA
GMT 08:37 2017 Friday ,22 December
US condemns Houthi ballistic missile firingGMT 12:23 2017 Saturday ,16 December
France mourns deadly school bus crashGMT 17:16 2017 Thursday ,07 December
China slams Australia amid growing foriegn interfernce fearsGMT 09:23 2017 Sunday ,26 November
Relatives mourn missing Argentine submarine crewGMT 13:19 2017 Wednesday ,15 November
UN condemns N. Korea for firing missiles as people starveGMT 16:44 2017 Thursday ,02 November
Sudan Condemns Terrorist Run over Incident in New YorkGMT 11:48 2017 Thursday ,02 November
Argentine school in mourning over deaths in NY attackGMT 09:28 2017 Wednesday ,01 November
GCC chief condemns Qatari media attacksMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor