On Sunday Islamists bombed one of Cairo’s most prominent Orthodox churches St. Mark’s during Sunday service.

–25 people were killed.

The Church serves as the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope.

There were several children at the church service.

🔴Bomb attack at Coptic church in the central #Cairo kills 25 mostly women in #Egypt

📸 pic.twitter.com/EVcdWaS5jb — Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) December 11, 2016

Video of the bomb blast was later posted online.



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The Islamic State took credit for the suicide blast that killed Christian men, women and children.

Reuters reported: