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All the attackers were destroyed fortunately with no coalition casualties. tragically one casualty, a army specialization officer, the identity of the fallen american has not been released. this is the first american combat death there this year. the death toll rising to 49 with isis claiming responsibility for both terrorist attacks in egypt. threatening more violence to come. attacks on two coptic churches, let's go live to tan tt's go ln

Thanks very much. let me bring you up-to-date on a breaking news story. very few detail, but it is a repeat of some of the attacks we've seen against coptic churches in the past. media in egypt are saying there has been an explosion at a church in tanta. there has been some instability in that part of the country. there are reports of casualties before we're waiting for more information on that for you. we're also waiting a statement from egypt's interior ministry. y but we have seen in the last few years in egypt repeated attacks against coptic churches and coptic civilian populations. chai...

Syria news, these attacks on coptic churches, we're seeing more and more of them in egypt, the coptic population inside egypt is extremely nervous and one could understand why. >> well, first of all, the cops in egypt represent about 10% of the population of egypt. it's a sizable community. and you're right, there have been several attacks systemic attacks against coptic churches and coptic symbols of worship in egypt, the latest was the cathedral in cairo in which dozens were killed and injured. the attacks in egypt represent an attack against the as sisi administration and against the legiti...

And the government of el sisi, the military government. >> reporter: that's correct. and it's not only sunday today, it is palm sunday. so that church was absolutely jam-packed. fan ta tanta high schoolas a large chr population, obviously many of them were at that church at the time of the blast. and what is interesting is one arabic channel was actually broadcasting live from that church at the time of the explosion. and of course their signal disappeared after that. and yes, as you mentioned, this has been a very difficult period for eghiypegypt's christian min. there was the attack in decem...

Mark. >> right. all right, thanks very much, ben wedeman there in turkey with more on that coptic christian church attack with 13 people reported killed, many more wounded. 42 wounded in that church blast. but you as ben mentioned of course this is a preliminary death toll. it is palm sunday, the surchurc would have been packed. the christian coptic community in egypt feeling very vulnerable and one can very much understand why with a lot of feof anfear ar running through that community. we'll have more out of egypt and of course reaction to the u.s. air strike onyrian air base after a break. ...