Church Wall Collapse Reportedly Kills 3 in Egypt – Photos

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least three people died and four others were injured on Sunday when a wall in an Egyptian church collapsed on worshippers, media said.

A body of a four-year-old child was among those recovered from under the debris, according to an Egyptian daily, Al-Youm 7. 

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​The church stood in the Nile-delta city of Mallawi in the Minya region. The governor ordered a probe into the collapse. A large part of the province’s population are Christians.