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PH condemns IS-claimed Cairo attack

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/world/12/14/nun-121416.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A nun is pictured after a bomb explosion at the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo on December 11, 2016. <em> Khaled Desouki, AFP </em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philippine government strongly condemns the recent church attack in Egypt which was claimed by international terror group, Islamic State.</p><p>The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it &quot;condemns in the strongest terms&quot; the terrorist attacks in Egypt over the weekend especially the church bombing, emphasizing that &quot;such heinous acts of violence in a place of worship have no place in society.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We continue to stand with Egypt and the international community against terrorism in all its forms,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;The Filipino people are one with Egypt as it recovers from these senseless tragedies,with the hope that the perpetrators are brought swiftly to justice,&quot; it added.</p><p>The bomb attack on Sunday at the St. Peter&#x27;s Church in Cairo killed at least 25 and wounded dozens more, one of the worst attacks on the Coptic Christian community in recent memory.</p><p>In a statement that circulated social media, IS identified the suicide bomber who carried out the attack by the pseudonym Abu Abdallah al-Masri. It also said the bomber &quot;got in between the crowd&quot; and detonated his explosive belt.</p><p>The jihadist group also vowed it would continue attacks against &quot;every infidel and apostate in Egypt, and everywhere.&quot;</p><div><strong>- With reports from Agence France-Presse </strong></div>

<p>The Philippine government strongly condemns the recent church attack in Egypt which was claimed by international terror group, Islamic State.</p>

The Philippine government strongly condemns the recent church attack in Egypt which was claimed by international terror group, Islamic State.