UN chief condemns attack on church near Cairo, calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice
29 December 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attack that took place earlier
Friday outside Mar Mina church in the Helwan district, south of Cairo, Egypt.
In a statement from his spokesman, the Secretary-General extended his deepest condolences to the families of the victims
and to the Government and people of Egypt and wishes a swift recovery to those who have been injured.
According to media reports, at least nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a Coptic Orthodox Church on
Friday, in the southern Cairo neighborhood of Helwan.
“The Secretary-General calls for those responsible for today's horrific attack to be swiftly brought to justice,” the
statement concluded.