Statement on the attacks on Coptic Churches in Egypt

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy released a Statement on 9 April 2017 on the attacks against Coptic Churches in Egypt.

The EU expressed its condolences to the friends and families of the victims and reaffirmed its solidarity with the Egyptian government and people in the fight against terrorism.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 10.04.17: EU condemns bombing of Egyptian Coptic churches http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-condemns-bombing-of-egyptian-coptic-churches/

The New York Times, 11.04.17: [Editorial] The Palm Sunday Attack in Egypt https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/opinion/the-palm-sunday-attack-in-egypt.html

The Guardian, 09.04.17: Egypt: Isis claims responsibility for Coptic church bombings https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/09/egypt-coptic-church-bombing-death-toll-rises-tanta-cairo

BBC News, 11.04.17: Egypt mourns Coptic church attack victims http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39555897

The Independent, 10.04.17: [Opinion] Isis has finally reached central Egypt – but that's not even al-Sisi's biggest problem http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/isis-egypt-cairo-coptic-christians-murdered-president-al-sisi-emergency-laws-a7675936.html

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