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Egyptian President Urge Citizens to Denounce Terrorism Following Church
Bombing

   21 killed early Saturday by blast outside Christian church

   VOA News 01 January 2011
   An  Egyptian  official inspects a car bomb following a car bomb attack
   on  a  Christian church in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, 1 Jan
   11

Photo: AFP

   An  Egyptian  official inspects a car bomb following a car bomb attack
   on  a  Christian church in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, 1 Jan
   11

   Egyptian  President  Hosni  Mubarak  has urged citizens of all faiths,
   including  Copts  and  Muslims  to  stand  up  against  what he called
   terrorist  acts  such  as  the  church bombing that killed at least 21
   people early Saturday.  Scores of others were wounded.
   Mr. Mubarak expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
   The attack occurred just a half hour into the New Year in the northern
   Egyptian   city  of  Alexandria  where  worshippers  had  gathered  to
   celebrate Mass on New Year's Eve.
   The explosion came from a car parked in front of the church.
   There  has  been  no claim of responsibility for the attack, which was
   followed by clashes between Christians and Muslims.

   Al-Qaida's  affiliate  in  Iraq  has  claimed responsibility for other
   recent  bombings,  saying  they  were  retaliation  for  two  Egyptian
   Christian  women who converted to Islam.  Al-Qaida says the women are
   being held hostage by the Christians for having converted.

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