President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday called for holding an urgent meeting for the National Defense Council to discuss the repercussions of Mar Gerges Church terror attack.

A reliable source told MENA that a suicide bomber might be the cause of the explosion that ripped through Mar Gerges Church in Tanta earlier in the day.

The blast claimed the lives of 22 people, while 71 others were injured, according to initial reports of the Health Ministry

Source: MENA