An Egyptian woman who was severely wounded in the Cairo
church bombing on 11 December died of her injuries on Saturday, raising the official death toll to 27, Coptic Orthodox Church official Bassem Salah told Ahram Online.
Isis Fares, 63, suffered a brain injury after she was struck in the head by shrapnel.church bombing on 11 December died of her injuries on Saturday, raising the official death toll to 27, Coptic Orthodox Church official Bassem Salah told Ahram Online.
The bombing was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks against Egyptian civilians in years.
A suicide bomber set off explosives in the women’s section of the church, killing mostly women and children.
Authorities have identified the bomber as 22-year-old Egyptian national Mahmoud Shafiq Mohamed Mostafa.
Four others suspected of involvement in the attack have been arrested, including one woman.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Egypt's interior ministry accused members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organisation residing in Qatar of plotting the bombing.