Terrorism

Palm Sunday attacks: Survivors detail harrowing accounts of twin bombings

Survivors of the twin suicide bombings that targeted Coptic churches in Egypt Sunday, leaving 44 dead and more than 100 injured, described a scene panic and uncertainty immediately after the blasts.

The Palm Sunday bombings targeted worshippers celebrating the start of Holy Week. The first blast occurred at St. George Church in Tanta, which left 27 dead. The second was at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria, which left 17 others dead, including three police officers.

“I just felt fire grabbing my face,” one victim of the Tanta attack told state TV from a hospital. “I pushed my brother, who was sitting next to me, and then I heard people saying, ‘Explosion!’”

Another victim told Reuters she saw “body parts scatters” after the blast.