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Cairo cathedral blast 'a suicide bomb'

Cairo cathedral blast 'a suicide bomb'
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The explosion in the Coptic cathedral in Cairo that killed at least 24 people on Sunday was caused by a suicide bomber rather than a planted device, according to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah…

The explosion in the Coptic cathedral in Cairo that killed at least 24 people on Sunday was caused by a suicide bomber rather than a planted device, according to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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Sisi also revealed the identity of the attacker: Mahmoud Shafeq Mohamed Moustafa, 22.

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