Egypt’s Copts want changes to law after deadly church fire
Gov’t policies restricting construction and renovation of churches pose major health and safety issues, advocates say.
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Egyptians Mourn 41 Killed in Cairo Coptic Church Fire
Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church in densely populated Imbaba, a working class…
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Egypt church fire kills at least 41 including 10 children, injures 16 others in Cairo neighbourhood
The blaze, blamed on an electrical short-circuit, ripped through the Abu Sefein church in the densely populated Cairo neighbourhood of Imbaba on Sunday.
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