On 26 May 2017, masked gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Copts from Maghagha in Egypt's Minya Governorate to the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor, killing at least 33 people and injuring 22 others. == Background == Copts have faced growing persecution and sectarian violence in Egypt since the early 2010s.
On 26 May 2017, masked gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Copts from Maghagha in Egypt's Minya Governorate to the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor, killing at least 33 people and injuring 22 others. == Background == Copts have faced growing persecution and sectarian violence in Egypt since the early 2010s.
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