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Coptic Church to receive condolences on Saturday

Alexandria–The Coptic Orthodox Church will receive condolences on the loss of 23 Christians were killed in a suicide attack in Alexandria while they were emerging from a New Year’s mass in the Church of St. Mark and St. Peter, church officials said.

"The church will receive condolences on Saturday 8 January," Nader Murkos, Pope Shenouda III’s counselor told Al-Masry Al-Youm.  

The memorial is take place from 7 to 9PM at the Church of St. Mark and St. Peter.

Murdered Copts are to be remembered in services across Europe on Sunday 9 January.

The main UK service will be conducted in the Cathedral of Saint George at the Coptic Orthodox Center in Stevenage.

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