BBC: Coptic Christian attack: Egypt police 'kill 19 attackers'
Nineteen Islamist militants accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Christians in Egypt have been killed by police, the interior ministry says.
They died in a shoot-out after police pursued "fugitive terrorist elements" into the desert area west of Minya province, the statement said.
Seven Coptic Christians were killed in an attack on two buses near a monastery in Minya on Friday.
The Islamic State (IS) group has said it carried out the attack.
It was the latest in a series of attacks by extremists on Egypt's Coptic Christian minority.
Read more ....
More News On Egyptian Security Forces Killing 19 Islamist Militants After A Deadly Attack On Christians
Egyptian security forces kill 19 militants in desert shootout -- The Guardian/AP
19 militants killed in Egypt security operation after attack on Christians -- CBC/Reuters
Egypt Says It Killed 19 Militants After Deadly Attack on Christians -- The New York Times
Egypt: Police kill 19 jihadists over Copt pilgrim attack -- DW
Egypt security kills 19 militants following attack on Coptic Christians -- CNN
Egypt security forces kill 19 suspects linked to Coptic attack -- Al Jazeera
