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Second outside st. marks cathedral in alexandria. this moment captures the attack when singing and then the blast rips through killing video signal. another video shows apparent suicide bomber denied entrance into st. marks before blowing himself up. isis claimed responsibility for the attacks but nbc news has not been able to authenticate that claim. in his palm sunday address pope francis condemned the attacks and offered his condolences to the victims. egyptian president fatah al sisi declare...

Killing over two dozen people as people came to celebrate palm sunday. they were waving palm branches. 2,000 people crammed into this cathedral for the celebration. typically you have tight security outside. i have been to these services before, and you have multiple police officers. you have metal detectors. but it seems like there was a lapse in security. and there is a lot of criticism right now of the government, christians saying that they just feel that they are being protected by the poli...

Placed in the women and childrens section of the church. now, witnesses differ on how the bomb was laid in the church adjacent to cairos acontinko i st. marks cathedral. some say it was placed near the church pew, some say it was thrown over the cathedral cam pulse walls. however it was placed, the symbolism is lost on no one. this is the most important church complex for the middle easts largest christian minority. many of those christians feel vulnerable and neglected by the very regime that c...

Isis vowed to step the up its attack on christian civilians in egypt. todays blast coming just weeks before pope francis is scheduled to visit the country. david lee miller is live with the latest. david lee? >> reporter: arthel, it bears repeating just moments ago the president of egypt on television declaring a three month state of emergency now in the aftermath of these twin attacks targeting coptic orthodox churches. dozens were killed and more than 100 people were injured, but this day coul...

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Town. and alexandria. the attacks two weeks before pope francis is due to visit egypt. this horrific palm sunday attack that again targets christians. reporter: lets start with the latest development. egypts president says he will deploy the military to assist police in protecting what were termed vital facility across the country. meanwhile, this second attack at st. marks cathedral is very significant. the leader of the coptic church had just finished his services there. he was not hurt. but 1...

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