ICC Note: A ten-year-old girl that was critically wounded in the December 11 bombing in Cairo has died of her wounds raising the death toll to 27. The attack, carried out by an Islamic State suicide bomber was the worst attack against Christians in Egypt in a long time. The country is currently in a 3 week long mourning period.

12/21/2016 Egypt (NYTimes): Egypt’s state news agency says a 10-year-old girl who was critically wounded in the suicide bombing at a Cairo church earlier this month, has died of her wounds.

The fatality raises the death toll from the attack to 27. Egypt’s Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the bombing, though authorities blamed the banned Muslim Brotherhood group.

The little girl, Maggie Mamoun, became the face of the Coptic community’s grief in the days following the horrific bombing, with photos of the smiling child circulating on social media, along with prayer requests.

The MENA news agency said on Tuesday that her funeral will be held at the church that was bombed.

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