On December 29, 2017, in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, a gunman opened fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Menas and a nearby shop owned by a Coptic man, killing ten citizens and a police officer and injuring around ten people. He was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year. Later, Amaq News Agency described that terrorist attack was carried out by a person belonging to the Islamic State group. See also Persecution of Copts 2011 Alexandria bombing 2011 Imbaba church attacks Botroseya Church bombing Christianity in Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church Kosheh massacres Nag Hammadi massacre 2017 Minya attack References 2017 in Christianity 2017 murders in Egypt December 2017 crimes in Africa December 2017 events in Africa 2010s in Cairo ISIL terrorist incidents in Egypt Islamic terrorist incidents in 2017 Islamist attacks on churches Mass murder in 2017 Mass shootings in Egypt Persecution of Copts by ISIL Religiously motivated violence in Egypt Terrorist incidents in Egypt in 2017 2017 attack