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| Cairo shooting: Gunman opens fire at Coptic Church in Egypt's capital | Cairo shooting: Gunman opens fire at Coptic Church in Egypt's capital |
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| At least three people, including two policemen, have been killed after a gunman opened fire outside a Coptic Christian church outside Cairo. | |
| According to Egyptian media reports, the gunman was killed in fighting with police at St Mina's Church in Helwan. It is currently unknown whether he is one of the three casualties. | |
| The gunman opened fire outside the church, wounding five security guards, before trying to storm the building where police shot him dead, Agence France Presse reported. | |
| The Christian minority, which makes up 10 per cent of the Egyptian minority, has been regularly targeted by Islamist extremists such as Isis in recent years. | |
| Earlier this year at least 43 people were killed in twin bombings in Coptic churches in the cities of Alexandria and Tanta while they gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday. | |
| Cairo's security chief headed for the scene, local media reported. Sirens were heard in central Cairo as the incident was first reported. | |
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