CAIRO, Aug 15 Funerals were held in two Cairo churches yesterday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers.
At least 41 worshipers, including a priest and at least 18 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through a crowded Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt’s capital during its Sunday service, according to reports.
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Egyptians voiced outrage Monday over reports that firefighters and paramedics took over an hour to respond to a blaze that tore through a Coptic Christian church and killed 41 people.