Nine Dead as Gunmen Attack Church Near Cairo

Nine Dead as Gunmen Attack Church Near Cairo
Police tape cordon is seen 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—Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, medical and security sources said.

The two attackers opened fire at the entrance to the church of Mar Mina in Helwan district, which was being guarded by police in the run-up to Orthodox Christmas celebrations next week, security sources said.