Egypt forces kill 19 militants following religious attack

Seven Coptic Christians killed in latest attack on religious minority

Mourners carry the coffin of one of seven Christians killed in Egypt on Friday
(Image credit: MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Nineteen Islamic militants have been killed by Egyptian security forces, following an attack that claimed the lives of seven Coptic Christians on two buses near a monastery late last week.

Egyptian authorities have revealed that they followed the attackers into the desert area west of Minya province, where a shoot-out occurred that ended with 19 members of the Islamic State terror group dead.

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