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Martyrs of the Church of Saint Peter
Adjacent to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia district, Cairo

Church of Saint Peter (Anba Rouis Church)

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Adjacent to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia district, Cairo

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Egypt

Martyrs of the Church of Saint Peter

11 December 2016

During the Christmas Fast liturgy, a suicide bomber detonated himself inside the Church of Saint Peter (Anba Rouis Church) adjacent to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassia, Cairo, with an explosive vest weighing approximately 12 kilograms. The bombing killed 29 people, the majority of them women, and injured more than 31 others. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the first to target this church in its history.

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Portrait of Nabil Habib Abdullah

Nabil Habib Abdullah

Church security guard (Uncle Nabil)

Portrait of Marina Fahim Helmy

Marina Fahim Helmy

Commerce student at Ain Shams University

Portrait of Verenia Fahim Helmy

Verenia Fahim Helmy

Student

Portrait of Verena Emad Amin

Verena Emad Amin

First-year Pharmacy student at Ain Shams University

Portrait of Madlen Michel Basili

Madlen Michel Basili

Homemaker

Portrait of Nadia Anwar Shehata

Nadia Anwar Shehata

Homemaker

Portrait of Atiyyat Sarhan Saeed

Atiyyat Sarhan Saeed

Homemaker

Portrait of Samia Jamil Khair

Samia Jamil Khair

Homemaker

Portrait of Nevin Nabeeh Yousef

Nevin Nabeeh Yousef

Homemaker

Portrait of Madlen Tawfik Abdo

Madlen Tawfik Abdo

Homemaker

Portrait of Angil Anwar Marcos

Angil Anwar Marcos

Homemaker

Portrait of Odette Salib Mikhail

Odette Salib Mikhail

Homemaker

Portrait of Suhair Mehrous Ghaly

Suhair Mehrous Ghaly

Homemaker

Portrait of Insaf Adel Kamel

Insaf Adel Kamel

Homemaker

Portrait of Widad Wahba Ibrahim

Widad Wahba Ibrahim

Homemaker

Portrait of Aida Mikhail Abd al-Malik

Aida Mikhail Abd al-Malik

Homemaker

Portrait of Suad Atta Bashara

Suad Atta Bashara

Homemaker

Portrait of Sabah Wadih Yassa

Sabah Wadih Yassa

Homemaker

Portrait of Samia Fawzy Fahmy

Samia Fawzy Fahmy

Homemaker

Portrait of Jehan Albert Sadek

Jehan Albert Sadek

Homemaker

Portrait of Iman Yousef Ya'qoub

Iman Yousef Ya'qoub

Homemaker

Portrait of Nevin Adel Salama

Nevin Adel Salama

Homemaker

Portrait of Marcel George Yousef

Marcel George Yousef

Homemaker

Portrait of Amani Saad Aziz

Amani Saad Aziz

Homemaker

Portrait of Rogena Raafat

Rogena Raafat

Homemaker and mother

Portrait of Maggie Mo'men Magdy

Maggie Mo'men Magdy

Fourth-grade student at Qalb Yasou School and gymnast at Wadi Degla Club

Portrait of Isis Fares

Isis Fares

Homemaker

Portrait of Loris Najib Fanous

Loris Najib Fanous

Homemaker

Portrait of Damiana Ameer

Damiana Ameer

University student at the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

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