St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo bombed, killing dozens

CBS ^ | 11 Dec 2016 | REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY

[mandaladon]

CAIRO - A bombing at Egypt’s main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 25 people and wounded another 35 on Sunday, in one of the deadliest attacks carried out against the religious minority in recent memory.

The attack came two days after a bomb elsewhere in Cairo killed six policemen, an assault claimed by a shadowy group that authorities say is linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Islamic militants have targeted Christians in the past, including a New Year’s Day bombing at a church in Alexandria in 2011 that killed at least 21 people.

Egypt’s official MENA news agency said an assailant lobbed a bomb into a chapel close to the outer wall of St Mark’s Cathedral, seat of Egypt’s Orthodox Christian church and home to the office of its spiritual leader, Pope Tawadros II. Egyptian state TV gave the casualty toll.

Witnesses said the explosion may have been caused by an explosive device planted inside the chapel. Conflicting accounts are common in the immediate aftermath of attacks.

The blast took place as a Sunday mass being held in the chapel was about to end and coincided with a national holiday in Egypt marking the birth of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Most of the victims are thought to be women and children.

An Associated Press reporter who arrived at the scene shortly after the blast saw blood-stained pews and shards of glass scattered across the chapel’s floor. Men and women wailed and cried outside.

[mandaladon]

The blast took place as a Sunday mass being held in the chapel was about to end and coincided with a national holiday in Egypt marking the birth of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Radical Islam?

[Travis McGee]

"Radical" Moslems and "moderate" Moslems all agree on the same goal: universal Sharia Law.

They only disagree on the tactics.

[CondorFlight]

Of course the US won’t say much about this;
it’s focus will be on those terrible things the Israelis are doing to the Palestinians,
and also that Assad is doing to Syrian rebels.

A few Christians don’t count for much; and musn’t be
permitted to enter the US as refugees (only muslims get
that privilege).

[Eagles6]

Imagine the outrage of the soetoro regime and the msm if Christians did this to muslims.

Prayers for the victims.

[bgill]

[Biggirl]

Up to January 20, 2017, at 12:00 Noon PM. We get a new President and that all changes.

[dsc]

Dear Lord, strike the scales from the eyes of your people. Strengthen our hearts, and lead us to victory against the foul Mohammedan. Amen.

[BenLurkin]

What better way to celebrate the birth of a “holy” man?

[lightman]

Orthodox Ping!

Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!

[the OlLine Rebel]

Why isn’t this in Breaking News? (Geesh, usually asking the OPPOSITE question!)

I happened to open Wiki and noticed this as the top recent news item.

Guess it’s ho-hum, another Moslem bombing in another Moslem country....

[Gene Eric]

Nice.

Islam is indeed a war plan.

[Lurker]

It’s time to extirpate islam with extreme prejudice.

No mercy and no remorse.

L

[af_vet_1981]

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Revelation, Catholic chapter six, Protestant verses nine to eleven,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[Honorary Serb]

I heard about this after Divine Liturgy this morning—one of my fellow parishioners (at my OCA parish) follows the [mainstream media] news on his mobile phone on Sunday morning before the Service. (I go news-free unit Sunday afternoon.)

Memory Eternal!!!!

Another one of our parishioners is an Egyptian Coptic Christian. He says that that Cathedral was founded by the family of the late Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who had been UN Secretary General.

[Travis McGee]

You don’t negotiate with mouth-foaming rabid mad dogs.
You don’t offer then doggie treats, or speak softly to them.

[Honorary Serb]

Congress and the Trump Administration must outlaw the US branches of the muslim Brotherhood, and all its associated organizations, including those big radical mosques and CAiR!!!!

And we must NOT allow the resulting demonstrations and riots by liberal protestant and Catholic shills—plus vast numbers of paid Soros operatives—deter us from closing those mosques, etc.

muslims get out!!!! muslims stay out!!!!

[umgud]

The Muslim Brotherhood must be saddened they are losing their seats in the whitehouse.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Peace! Islam is a religion of peace!

[Fred Nerks]

Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr Bill Warner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y