Latest from b latest from beirut. Reporter one of the holiest days of the year ending in tragedy. Palm sunday in egypt torn apart by explosions. Dozens killed in two separate terror attacks, both targeting the christian community. Icis n icis now claiming responsibility. Starting just north of cairo, this photo taken minutes before the first blast showing full congregation inside the explosion right in the middle of the packed pews. Cameras focused on the choir capturing the moment of detonation. Much of the aftermath so graphic it cant be shown. But damage clear around the altar littered with he can brie, walls pitted with blast. Many were waiting inside the church when everything went black. He passed out, then awoke and saw several bodies. As survivors tried to rescue the dead and wounded, a second blast at the church in alexandria, captured on surveillance cameras, officials saying the bomber tried to get through the entrance of st. Marks cathedral. Police there turning him away. H
Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Palm sunday terror in egypt. Dozens dead after isis strikes during sunday mass. Here in the bay area, a message of defiance tonight from the coptic christian community. Terrorists will never win. This action makes us very strong. This action makes us very united. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Tonight egypt has declared a state of emergency after the two suicide blasts. One tore through a church as a choir was singing. [ explosion ] that video feed cutting out as chaos erupts at the church in the city of tanta about 70 miles north of cairo. Hours later in alexandria, security cameras caught a suicide bomber detonating his bomb right at the security checkpoint outside the building. In all, at least 44 people were killed and more than 125 injured. And isis is claiming responsibility tonight. Evening prayers went on as scheduled tonight as a Coptic Christian Church in the east bay. They worry about whats next for egypt. Abc 7 News Reporter leslie br
Miles per hour with this category 4 hurricane worried you can see some of the vegetation starting to get whipped up by the gusts as the people here hunker down trying to weather the storm. Matthew heading straight for florida. The brutal win and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast. The National Weather service saying devastating, potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. Floridas governor, calling it a monster. Unfortunately this is going to kill people. Lauren already, it has matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrocketing as the floodwaters recede. In the bahamas, the shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind ripping and with the hurricane then heading for florida residents thursday filling up those final Sandbags Stores are boarded up their shelves, bare, and a fight to get fuel i saw two guys fighting at the gas station yesterday actually throwing punches. Lauren Million P
Miles per hour with this category 4 hurricane worried you can see some of the vegetation starting to get whipped up by the gusts as the people here hunker down trying to weather the storm. Matthew heading straight for florida. The brutal win and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast. The National Weather service saying devastating, potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. Floridas governor, calling it a monster. Unfortunately this is going to kill people. Lauren already, it has matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrocketing as the floodwaters recede. In the bahamas, the shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind ripping and with the hurricane then heading for florida residents thursday filling up those final Sandbags Stores are boarded up their shelves, bare, and a fight to get fuel i saw two guys fighting at the gas station yesterday actually throwing punches. Lauren Million P
The east bay. And now police are asking who sent a woman to the hospital. Reporter kron fours Terisa Estacio has the details for us includng how the womans friend came to her rescue. A fremont woman is reporter a freemont woman is recovering after she was attacked and robbed outside her home. She was getting out of her car. In front of her home on curtis drive. In fremonts irvington district. This was about 1 40 monday morning. They took computers and a purse some credit cards. Reporter they did not waste any time. They got to using those credit cards. Yes. We saw that the cars were used in two different locations. One in danville. That did this show to people getting out of a car and going into the store. Having some type of interaction with each other and use the victims credit card. It looks to be a fairly new model compact car. The color is white. And you see them getting out of the car. Reporter this is unique. This is unusual creek no listthis is unusual. Usually they wait for pe