Egypt

Security forces said the suicide bomber who attacked a Coptic church on New Years Day was “linked to al Qaeda.” A prominent Egyptian cleric claimed the US and Israel were responsible for the suicide attack.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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