01.01.2011                     25.Tevet, 5771

Bombenanschlag:

Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 21 dead

Enraged Christians clash with police and storm nearby mosque following what is believed to be suicide bombing; al-Qaida suspected.

Alexandria, Egypt — A powerful bomb exploded in front of a crowded Coptic Christian church a half hour into the New Year early Saturday, hitting worshipers emerging from a holiday Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria and killing at least 21 people in an attack that raised suspicions of an al-Qaida role.
Police initially said the blast came from an explosives-packed car parked outside the Saints Church. But the Interior Ministry later said it was more likely from a suicide bomber on foot….