CAIRO (ANA/ N. Katsikas) An attack on a coach carrying pilgrims to the monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor in Egypt on Friday morning has left at least 26 Coptic Christians dead. Reports in the local media, quoting a senior bishop of the Coptic Church, said the number of victims could keep rising.
According to the same sources, several young people are among those killed.
The attack happened in the Minya area and targeted a coach, a minibus and a small truck that were heading toward the monastery.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has called an emergency meeting with the defence and interior ministers on the latest attack with multiple fatalities targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt.
Acting on the instructions of President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Greece’s Ambassador in Cairo Michalis Diamesis on Friday conveyed the Greek president’s horror at the latest attack on Coptic Christians to Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the Egyptian people. Pavlopoulos also expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims and his wishes for a speedy recovery to dozens wounded in the attack.
Greece’s foreign ministry also issued an announcement strongly condemning the latest terrorist attack targeting the Coptic Christian community in Egypt.
“We unequivocally condemn the terrorist attack with multiple deaths that occurred today in Egypt, against Coptic Christians. We express our support for the people of Egypt and its government and our sincere condolences to the families of the victims,” the announcement said.
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