(Sky News) Why Are Egypt's Christians Being Targeted?

Egypt’s Copts are the largest Christian community in the Middle East and are estimated to account for around 15% of the country’s population.

“Coptic” is used to describe the native Christians living in the country, where Christianity is a large minority religion.

The Coptic Orthodox Church was founded in the first century by Saint Mark the apostle, who wrote the second Gospel of the New Testament.

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