At least 22 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after a blast at a Coptic cathedral in Cairo.
Egyptian state media reports the explosion was centred in a building adjacent to the St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral wall.
#Egypt: Aftermath of bomb blast at Cairo’s main coptic Christian cathedral. pic.twitter.com/7hzR2YMB10
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) December 11, 2016
#Breaking explosion reported in the St Mark Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya #Cairo, injuries reported pic.twitter.com/hcYTuXO6sD
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) December 11, 2016
The cathedral serves as the headquarters for the nation’s orthodox Christian denomination, which accounts for about 10% of Egypt’s 90 million-strong populace.
The building also contains the quarters of the faith’s leader, Pope Tawadros II. It’s not yet known if he was present at the time of the blast.
Source: ABC / BBC.
Photo: Michael Horowitz / Twitter.