Related stories
An explosion has been reported outside a church in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria with unconfirmed reports of a number of casualties.
Several people were killed in the blast, an unnamed security official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Alexandria, with a population of about four million, is the country’s second-biggest city.
Christians from the Coptic Orthodox Church make up about 10% of Egypt’s predominantly Muslim population.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.