2017 Minya bus attack | |
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Part of the Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) | |
Location | Minya, Egypt |
Date | 26 May 2017 |
Target | Coptic Christians |
Deaths | 33[1] |
Injured | 22 |
Perpetrator | ![]() |
Martyrs of the monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor | |
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Martyrs | |
Died | 26 May 2017 Minya, Egypt[2] |
Venerated in | Coptic Orthodox Church |
Feast | 15 February (Amshir 8)[3] |
On 26 May 2017, masked gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Copts from Maghagha in Egypt's Minya Governorate to the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor, killing at least 33 people[5] and injuring 22 others.[6][7]