Copts will bear the brunt of terrorism in Egypt
Two terrorist attacks against Christian Coptic churches signal a concerted strategy to target the religious minority
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- Pre-existing tensions
- Extremist involvement
- Post-uprising politics
- New wave of attacks
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_350.jpg "An armed policeman secures the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt April 10, 2017 (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)")