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Egypt's Christians fearful after IS killing in Sinai

The latest killing of a Christian man in Sinai by the Islamic State has brought back to Egypt's Christians memories of past attacks on churches by the terrorist group, even as the Coptic Orthodox Church appeared defiant.

2018 Coptic Christian funeral
The Islamic State recently released a video of the killing of a Coptic Christian in northern Sinai. Here, on Nov. 3, 2018, Coptic Christians carry the coffin of one of seven victims killed in an Islamic State attack a day earlier, following a ceremony at the Prince Tadros church in Egypt's southern Minya province. Gunmen had attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians who had visited the St. Samuel monastery. — MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO – Fear is reigning among Egypt's Christians following the killing of a coreligionist by a branch of the Islamic State (IS) in northern Sinai.

Nabil Habashi was shot and killed by IS Sinai after the terrorist organization accused him of collaborating with the Egyptian army and police fighting its militants in Sinai.

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