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Egypt says second church suicide bomber identified

AFP Cairo
Egypt's interior ministry said today it had identified the bomber who targeted a Palm Sunday service at a Coptic Christian church in the northern city of Tanta, killing 28 people.

On Wednesday, the ministry named the bomber who struck outside a church in the Mediterranean port of Alexandria. A total of 45 people were killed in the two attacks, which were claimed by the Islamic State group.
 

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First Published: Apr 14 2017 | 12:02 AM IST

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