On 29 December 2017, in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, a gunman opened fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Menas and a nearby shop owned by a Coptic man, killing ten citizens and a police officer and injuring around ten people. The gunman was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year.
Later, Amaq News Agency attributed it to the Islamic State group.
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