Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 7 dead

AP via Breitbart ^ | DECEMBER 31, 2010 | BY MAGGIE MICHAEL

[Jet Jaguar]

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.

The Interior Ministry said in a statement that seven people were killed and 24 wounded. Alexandria's governor, Adel Labib, put the death toll as high as 10.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. Labib immediately blamed al-Qaida, pointing to recent threats by the terror group's branch in Iraq to attack Christians. It was not clear, however, if Labib had firm evidence, and he may have intended more to deny any homegrown Muslim-Christian tensions in Egypt.

"The al-Qaida organization threatened to attack churches inside Egypt. This has nothing to do with sectarianism," he told TV.

[mirkwood]

Thank you for saying it before I did. It is their perverted cult. Every muslim is a threat. They have stated such. Yet the U.S. is pouring more and more of these "students" into my country. No one is reporting on the missing 450 that all took off at one time when they were supposed to leave.

[Jeff Head]

I know. I hate it especially when those young, white Amish Americans pose as Islamic terrorists when they do this...just hacks me off. [/dripping sarcasm]

[MaxMax]

It must have been the joyous singing. And no prostitutes.

[LibFreeOrDie]

I must have missed the UN’s statement condemning the murders of Christians by Muslims in 2010. Anyone got a link? /s

Seriously, what’s the body count for the year? Anyone in the MSM care?

[bigheadfred]

I mean that utterly and totally REFORM , in every way or disappear from the fabric of humanity forever

Let's stick to the disappear part.

It is the only way.

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers for suffering innocents.

[bigheadfred]

Anyone got a link?

Sorta. Kinda.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/index.html#Attacks

[livius]

Let’s see, the Muslims blow up some Christians coming out of Mass, and when the Christians get mad and start shouting and throwing things at the mosque, this is “a sign of the sectarian anger that has been plaguing Egypt.”

The press makes me sick to my stomach.

Prayers for those poor Christians.

[Pharmboy]

Ok...let’s wait for the 1 billion moderate muslims to condemn this before we damn them. Ok...we wiated long enough (because it never happens, dfoes it?)

[Tolsti2]

Stones vs bombs and guns. Hey Christians of the world, wanna all die? This is how.

And breeding too. You’re giving up guys, and I’m on the outside of this fight.

[rdl6989]

Ah, such a piece-ful religion.

[RicocheT]

Coptic Christians and their church were one of the earliest Christian sects to emerge as the good word Christ brought mankind spread through the Mediterranean lands. Coptics were in Egypt long before Mohammed started Islam and were one of the peoples of the Book who were to be said by him to be tolerated and left alone by Muslims.

The present Muslim radicals and terrorists choose to ignore that direction and are killing Christians of all sects who still live in Islamic majority lands. If there are good Muslims left in the Muslim lands, why do not they restrain the radicals and terrorists who act against Mohammed's directions?

[narses]

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[srajan]

Prayers for the families affected by this...

[HiTech RedNeck]

The strife looks a tad more than “sectarian.”

[Shark24]

Agree

[Rome2000]

And stupid "Americans" put a muzzie in the WH and commies and sex perverts in Congress.

Sounds like we need to deal with the enemy at home before its too late,

[Drill Thrawl]

If Muslims were being gunned down and bombed in western mosques by Christian fanatics, there would rightly be a tremendous outcry”

Maybe it's time to find out if that conjecture is true.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Jet Jaguar.

• WikiLeaks show US frustrated with Egypt military

[Earthdweller]

Stretch yo arse on this one Obama admin..condemn this one ...now. Happy New Year Nappy.