To the serious story. there were attacks on two egyptian christian churches this morning. a bomb exploded in a church packed with palm sunday worshippers north of cairo. it killed more than two dozen people, wounding scores of others, according to health officials. hours later a suicide bomber killed at least 11 people in front of a church in alexandria. isis has claimed responsibility for both of those attacks. now we move to syria. this week president trump became the seventh consecutive american president to launch a military action against a country in the middle east. of course, the first one in that seven consecutive streak was a failed attempt to rescue in iran. missiles launched in the mediterranean is what the trump administration called a proportionate response to last week s chemical attack that killed 80 people and caused
That attack killing more than two dozen people, injuring more than 75 others. and then just hours later, a second attack. a bomber tries to enter a church in alexandria but is told to go through a metal detector. as he does, he detonates his bomb killing over a dozen people there. cnn international correspondent ian lee is in egypt and making his way to that site of the first blast. he s joining us on the phone right now, ian, the president there declaring a three-month state of emergency. what does that mean for everyone there? that s right. that just shows how serious he is taking this situation. that gives the police, the army, extra powers to make arrests, so search people, and also to detain people for an extended period of time. it is not unusual that it would come after an attack of this
Country has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. so the government here really has the money to take care of passenger security. and cargo security with cutting edge technology if that s what they choose to do. catherine herridge with the exclusive. thank you very much. . deadly attack on a church in alexandria, equip doesn t keep worshippers away. they came to pray and grieve for those killed and dozens others woulded in a suicide bombing. no one claimed responsibility for attack in new year s mass. christians accuse the government not protecting them as a minority group. could chilly relations between venezuela and the u.s. be warming up? they appeared to have a friendly encounter. they shook hands and talked in the inaugust ration of the