Egypt declares three-month state of emergency after Palm Sunday church bombings kill 44

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a three-month state of emergency after suicide bombers targeted two Coptic churches, killing at least 44 people and injuring dozens more in the run-up to Easter. Key points: Under emergency law constitutional rights are suspended, police are given more power

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks

Attacks on Coptic churches in Muslim-majority Egypt occur regularly

At least 27 people were killed and 78 injured in the first blast at a Coptic church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, north of Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said.
The Government of Egypt imposes a three-month state of emergency in response to the bombings.