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Egypt: More Than 40 Worshippers Killed in Coptic Church Fire

KHALED DESOUKIA picture shows the damage at Abu Sifin Church, located in the densely populated Imbaba neighborhood west of the Nile River, part of Giza governorate, on Aug. 14; more than 40 people were killed when a fire ripped through the Coptic Christian church.

Reports indicate 5,000 people were gathered for worship.