Gunmen Kill 24 On Bus Carrying Christians To Monastery In Egypt

Charlene Gubash and Jason Cumming and Alexander Smith and Associated Press, NBC News: World
Fri, 05/26/2017 - 3:50am

State TV reported gunmen opened fire on the vehicle. Christians make up around 10 percent of Egypt's mostly Muslim population of 83 million. They have long faced discrimination, but in recent years they have found themselves increasingly targeted by Islamist extremists.

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