| Botroseya Church bombing | |
|---|---|
 Church of SS. Peter and Paul in 2010 | |
| Location | Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt |
| Date | 11 December 2016 10:00 (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | Coptic Christians |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 29[1][2] |
| Injured | 47 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State - Sinai Province[3][4] |
| Assailant | Mahmoud Shafiq Mohammed Mustafa[3] |
Martyrs of Botroseya Church | |
|---|---|
| Martyrs | |
| Died | 11 December 2016 |
| Venerated in | Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Feast | |
On 11 December 2016, a suicide bomber killed 29 people and injured 47 others at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church (commonly known as El-Botroseya Church[6]), a chapel next to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, in Cairo's Abbasia district. Egypt's President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi identified the bomber as 22-year-old Mahmoud Shafiq Mohammed Mustafa, who had worn a suicide vest. el-Sisi reported that three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the attack; two others are being sought. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.[7][8][9]
- ^ "Botroseya church bombing death toll rises to 29 victims". Egypt Independent. 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Child victim of Egypt church attack dies; death toll now 27". Times Colonist. The Associated Press. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Watkinson, William (13 December 2016). "Isis says it was behind Cairo Coptic Christian church suicide bombing that killed 25".
- ^ Staff writer (13 December 2016). "ISIS claims deadly Cairo church bombing". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "لماذا اعتمد المجمع المقدس 15 فبراير عيدًا لشهداء الكنيسة؟...مصراوى". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ Chappell, Bill (11 December 2016). "Bomb Hits Coptic Christian Church In Cairo, Killing At Least 25". NPR.
- ^ "ISIS Claims Responsibility for Egypt Church Bombing and Warns of More to Come". The New York Times. 14 December 2016.
- ^ al arabiya.net.
- ^ "Egypt's Christians in the cross-hairs".