ICC Note: ISIS carried out two church bombing attacks in Egypt during Palm Sunday. Even though this was a tragic incident, the families of these victims that died have put their trust in God and continue to grow spiritually.

4/19/2018 Egypt  (CBN) – It was a year ago this week that twin suicide bombings struck two churches in Egypt killing 45 people.

On April 9, 2017, ISIS militants detonated the first bomb inside St. George’s Church in the northern city of Tanta while worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday. A few hours later, a second bomb hit Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria. More than 125 people were injured in both attacks.

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