Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshipers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing more than 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
People react in anger following an explosion at Saint Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Christendom in Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017, killing several people, just after Pope Tawadros II finished services. Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, both claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Hazem Gouda)
AP Photo/Hazem Gouda
Blood stains pews inside the St. George Church after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Blood stains pews inside the St. George Church after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
A girl looks at damage inside the St. George Church after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Blood stains the floor inside the St. George Church after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Pews are overturned inside the St. George Church after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
People look at damage inside the St. George’s after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Hany Georgie Salamah, a victim of the St. George’s Church suicide bombing attack, rests in a hospital bed at the American Hospital in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Brothers Hany Georgie Salamah, right, who sustained first degree burns, and Ashraf Georgie Salamah, both victims of the suicide bombing attack at the St. George’s Church, receive treatment at the American Hospital in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Peter Maher, a victim of the St. George’s Church suicide bombing attack, rests in a hospital bed at the American Hospital in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in the northern Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing over 40 people and wounding scores more in assaults claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. The attack took place on Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week leading up to Easter, when the church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was packed with worshippers.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Blood and discarded belongings are seen after an explosion hit Saint Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Christendom in Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017, killing several people, just after Pope Tawadros II finished services. Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, both claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Hazem Gouda)
AP Photo/Hazem Gouda
A man sits on a bench outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. The attack took place on Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week leading up to Easter, when the church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was packed with worshippers.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
This frame grab from video shows an ambulance outside Saint Mark’s Cathedral following a suicide bombing that killed several people, just after Coptic Pope Tawadros II finished services, in the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, both claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AL-MASRY AL-YOUM, via AP)
AL-MASRY AL-YOUM, via AP
Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. The attack took place on Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week leading up to Easter, when the church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was packed with worshippers.
(AP Photo/Ahmed Hatem)
AP Photo/Ahmed Hatem
Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. The attack took place on Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week leading up to Easter, when the church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was packed with worshippers.
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017. The attack took place on Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week leading up to Easter, when the church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was packed with worshippers.
(AP Photo/Ahmed Hatem)
AP Photo/Ahmed Hatem
People clean up debris after an explosion hit Saint Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal city of Alexandria, the historic seat of Christendom in Egypt, Sunday, April 9, 2017, killing several people, just after Pope Tawadros II finished services. Bombs tore through two Egyptian churches in different cities as worshippers were marking Palm Sunday, both claimed by the Islamic State group.
(AP Photo/Hazem Gouda)
AP Photo/Hazem Gouda