Overview
Samira Suleiman
سميرة سليمان
Birth
24 May 1954
Martyrdom
1 January 2011
Profession
Head of the Analytical Laboratory at Saint Mark's Hospital, secondary girls' service coordinator
Known for many humanitarian gestures, including daily follow-up on changing the bandages of an injured church worker, and her constant care for others.
Event
Martyrs of Saints Church, Alexandria
1 January 2011 · Egypt
A terrorist bombing targeted the Church of Saints, the Apostle Mark and Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs in the Sidi Bishr district of eastern Alexandria, as worshippers were leaving the New Year's Eve liturgy. The explosion killed 23 people and injured approximately 97 others. This incident is considered the first terrorist bombing of this scale to target a church in modern Egyptian history.
Church
Church of Saints, the Apostle Mark and Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs
Sidi Bishr district, eastern Alexandria