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CAIRO, Jan 7 Clashes erupted on Thursday as thousands of Coptic Christians gathered in a southern Egyptian town to bury six of their number gunned down on Coptic Christmas Eve by men believed to be Muslims, security officials said.Officials and the local bishop said three men in a car had raked pedestrians with gunfire along a street containing two churches and a shopping precinct.Bishop Kirolos said the victims were people who had just come out of main church after attending a Christmas Eve service, and the proximity of the shopping precinct might have drawn some of them to it.Six Copts and a Muslim policeman were
asics gel killed, while at least nine more Copts were wounded, two of them seriously, a security of
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yeezy ed to hospital in the nearby governorate of Sohag.An estimated 5,000 Copts attended the funeral in Nagaa Hammadi, 40 miles 65 kilometres from the popular tourist city of Luxor.Police said Copts stoned the hospital where the bodies of the six dead were kept and police cars before the service.Police responded with tear gas.Protesters shouted No to repression and O blessed Cross we will defend you with our soul and our blood, witnesses said.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. The clashes had subsided by midday 1000 GMT , and no violence was reported at the funeral.An initial investigation reported that the gunmen opened fire as they sped along the street, killing Bkod Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation for NDIC nominees
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation today on new procedures in the national response to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.PTF Chairman, who doubles as Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF , Boss Mustapha, gave the hint after his teams visit to the President in Abuja.Membe
mizuno rs of the Presidential Task Force PTF on COVID-19 Control briefed the President on Sunday at the State House.Mr Mustapha said the Presi
af1 dent expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded in Nigerias campaign against COVID-19, given available resources and facilities.The PTF chairman was accompanied Health Minister Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria Centre for Disease
owala website Control NCDC Director-General Chikwe Ihekweazu and the National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu.Mr Mustapha said the PTF opposed the idea of reopening congregation centres.He told reporters that the next line of action from President Buhari will be to outline new procedures and guidelines for the next phase of the national response, especially as the first two weeks of the phased post-lockdown protocol would be ending today.The SGF said: From the 4th of May to date is about 13 days, tomorrow Monday we should expect new processes to be put in place. But we have to give him all the material details will help us in preparing for the future. So that is why we are here.Related posts:Governor Dankwambo swears in new Permanent SecretariesPDP Ilorin West members defect to APC, burn membership cardsPHOTOS:
