Mass attack at Cairo church kills and injures many
A blast at Cairo’s St Mark’s chapel adjoining the Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people and wounded 49, including many women and children, as security deployed and crowds gathered outside the complex. Authorities cited a device with TNT and noted the attack occurred on a Muslim holiday.
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Church Collapse in Uyo Kills Dozens in Nigeria
Reports from Uyo show a church roof collapse during a bishop consecration leaving at least 27 dead and 30 injured per police. Witnesses quoted describe hundreds of bodies later moved to morgues while hospitals overflow with victims. Government officials ordered an arrest of the building contractor as investigators probe safety lapses.
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Car bombs in Fallujah kill eight people
Eight people died in two car bomb blasts in Fallujah as Iraqi forces fight ISIS in Mosul. A suicide car bomb hit a western security checkpoint and another parked car exploded near a central security checkpoint and a busy cafe.
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Bomber Attack Kills At Least 29 In Mogadishu Port
A suicide truck bombing at Mogadishu Port, Somalia, killed at least 29 people and injured about 50. Islamist group al Shabaab claimed the attack to disrupt the parliamentary elections amid ongoing nation rebuilding. Police named a casualty count and described a street strewn with rubble as workers were sent home.
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