| 2018 Minya bus attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) | |
  Attack location 2018 Minya bus attack (Egypt)  Attack location 2018 Minya bus attack (Middle East) | |
| Location | Minya, Egypt |
| Date | November 2, 2018 |
| Target | Coptic Christians |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 12[1] |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State |
| Assailants | 19 militants (all killed two days later by police)[2] |
On 2 November 2018, masked gunmen opened fire on a group of Egyptian Christians travelling by bus through Minya. There was a convoy of three vehicles and two of them managed to escape. The vehicles were carrying Copts traveling from Sohag Governorate and Minya Governorate in Egypt to the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor.[3][4] At least 7 people from Minya were killed while 12[1][5] others were injured.[6] A similar attack near the same place had happened in 2017.[7]
- ^ a b "At least 7 killed, 12 injured in terrorist attack on bus carrying Copts in Upper Egypt's Minya - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg.
- ^ "Coptic Christian attack: Egypt police 'kill 19 attackers'". BBC News. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "الأقباط متحدون -راهب بدير الانبا صموئيل المعترف يروي تفاصيل الحادث". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Egypt: Deadly attack on Coptic Christians". BBC News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Egyptian prosecutors sent to site of terrorist attack on Copts in Minya to investigate - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg.
- ^ "Coptic Christian attack: Funerals in Egypt for seven murdered pilgrims".
- ^ Raghavan, Sudarsan; Mahfouz, Heba Farouk (2 November 2018). "Gunmen in Egypt attack bus carrying Christians, killing at least 8 and wounding 13". Washington Post.