15-04-2017 13:21 via rocketnews.com

Security tight as Egypt Copts prepare for Easter mass

Cairo (AFP) – Egypt tightened security outside churches as Coptic Christians prepared for a subdued Easter mass on Saturday days after suicide bombers killed scores of people in two churches north of the capital.
Worshippers will pass through arduous checks outside churches after police, backed by the military, beefed up security following the Palm Sunday church bombings that killed 45 people in two cities north of Cairo.
The government had declared a state of emergency and called in the
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