Gunman Kills 11 in Attacks on Coptic Church, Christian-Owned Shop in Egypt

Gunman Kills 11 in Attacks on Coptic Church, Christian-Owned Shop in Egypt
Security forces stand guard at the site of attack on a church in the Helwan district south of Cairo, Egypt Dec. 29, 2017. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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CAIRO—A gunman killed at least 11 people on Friday Dec. 29 in attacks on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo before he was wounded and arrested, the Egyptian interior ministry and church officials said.

The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attacks, in a statement carried out by its Amaq news agency, though it provided no evidence for the claim.