Egypt In State of Emergency After Attacks On Coptic Churches

Egypt in state of emergency after attacks on Coptic churches

Egypt’s president has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that killed at least 45 people.

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi had earlier ordered the deployment of the military across the country.

So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the blasts in Tanta and Alexandria.

They were the latest in a series of attacks targeting the Christian minority in Egypt.