The Rev Ian Alexander, Secretary to the Church of Scotland's World Mission Council, has sent messages of condolence to Protestant Churches in Egypt and to Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, in the wake of two deadly attacks on churches.
Suicide bombers launched the attacks on Coptic Christians in Alexandria and Tanta, Egypt, on Palm Sunday, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 100. The terror group Islamic State claimed responsibility.
The letter of condolence to the Protestant churches read: “We are thinking of you and our friends in Egypt in the aftermath of the terrible attacks on the Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria and the church in Tanta.