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General prosecutor: No evidence on how church was bombed

Investigations into the Alexandria bombing have not yet revealed the method of the crime or its perpetrator.

General prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud said on Thursday that after testimonies were taken from eyewitnesses, it was revealed that none of them had information on how the attack was perpetrated or who perpetrated it.

All those investigated said they were surprised by the explosion and what it caused to people, cars and neighboring buildings, the statement mentioned.

Mahmoud canceled a press conference originally scheduled for Thursday morning to review results of investigations.

Yasser Refaiey, Attorney General of the Alexandria Appeals Prosecution, said the human head found at the crime scene has not yet been identified.

The bombing of an Alexandria church on New Year’s Eve left 23 dead and scores of others injured.

Translated from the Arabic Edition.

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