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Egypt's Christians Mourn Yet Again

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on their murder.

orty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous festival a week before Easter when Christians celebrate the triumphant arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem.

At Tanta University hospital morgue, desperate families were trying to get inside to search for loved ones. Security forces held them back to stop overcrowding, enraging the crowd.

Read more here: http://www.christianpost.com/news/egypts-christians-wail-for-church-bombing-victims-feel-abandoned-by-state-as-isis-steps-up-attacks-180010/

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