On 7 May 2011 , an armed group of Islamists , including Salafists , attacked and set fire to two churches including Saint Menas Coptic Orthodox Christian Church and the Coptic Church of the Holy Virgin , in Cairo . The attacks resulted in the deaths of 12 people and more than 230 wounded . It is reported that the events were triggered by a mixed marriage between a Christian woman and a Muslim man
attacked and set fire to two churches
2011 Imbaba church attacks
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria