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This girl is no longer afraid of terrorists, even though she watched them kill her mom
This first-person account from a victim of the 2017 shooting at the Coptic church in Cairo will leave you speechless.
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"This first-person account from a victim of the 2017 shooting at the Coptic church in Cairo will leave you speechless.
Gunmen attacked worshipers leaving a Coptic Orthodox church on the southern outskirts of Cairo on December 29, 2017. Subsequently claimed by ISIS, the assault—which took place some 10 minutes after the conclusion of Mass at St. Mina Church—killed nine people. One of the victims was a young mother, Nermeen Sadiq. Her 13-year-old daughter Nesma Wael was at her side when she was shot. Nesma gave the following account of the ordeal to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need:
“After Mass ended, I left the church with my cousin and my mother. My mom wore a cross around her neck, and all three of us were not wearing veils. In poorer neighborhoods, Muslim women often wear veils so they are distinguished from Christian women…"
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