Egypt bomb blast kills at least 25 as Coptic Christian cathedral

Explosion at Cairo's Coptic cathedral kills 22, wounds dozens, with Islamist extremists celebrating the terror attack on social media.

Six children are among the dead, and most of the fatalities are women.

Islamic State has not claimed responsibility, however its members celebrated the atrocity which takes place just two weeks before Christmas.

"God is great, God is great, God is great," one wrote on Telegram messenger.
"God bless the person who did this blessed act," wrote another, also on Telegram.






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A device containing 12 kg of the explosive TNT had denoted on the women's side of the cathedral, security sources said.


Emad Shoukry, who was inside the cathedral when the blast took place, said: "As soon as the priest called us to prepare for prayer, the explosion happened.
"The explosion shook the place.











Egypt bomb blast kills at least 25 as Coptic Christian cathedral