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Damascus Condemns 'Coward' Terror Attack on Cairo's Coptic Cathedral

© REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El GhanyA Coptic priest stands at the scene following a bombing inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral in Egypt December 11, 2016
A Coptic priest stands at the scene following a bombing inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral in Egypt December 11, 2016 - Sputnik International
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An attack on Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral in Cairo on December 11 left more than 20 people dead.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Damascus condemns the deadly terror attack on Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral in Cairo, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

"Syria strongly condemns the coward terror attack on a Coptic church in Cairo and expresses condolences to families of the victims," the ministry said in a statement.

Members of the special police forces stand guard to secure the area around St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral after an explosion inside the cathedral in Cairo, Egypt December 11, 2016 - Sputnik International
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On December 11, the attack on the cathedral claimed over 20 lives and injured almost 50 people.

Another explosion took place in Cairo on December 9, killing at least six police officers and injuring six other people. A source said that a terrorist group affiliated with the Daesh (outlawed in Russia) jihadist organization might have been behind the deadly explosion.

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