29-05-2017 16:27 via yahoo.com

Egypt transfers Minya security chief after attack on Christians

Egypt's Interior Minister on Monday ordered the transfer of Minya's security chief after militants shot dead 29 Christians in the southern province, the first disciplinary action taken in response to the incident.Masked gunmen on Friday boarded vehicles taking Coptic Christians to a monastery and opened fire at close range.Islamic State said it carried out the attack, the latest directed at the increasingly embattled Christian minorityPolice Major General Faisal Doweidar will be transferred from
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