Gunman kills 11 in Cairo attacks
By Reuters
30 December 2017 |
9:30 am
A gunman killed at least 11 people on Friday in attacks on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo before he was wounded and arrested.
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