As reported by the Al Arabiya TV channel, in Egypt on the eve of the holiday of the Nativity of Christ, unprecedented measures are being taken to protect Christian churches. According to the decision of the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, the protection of Christian shrines, starting from December 20, is carried out by 230 thousand employees of this department. Their task is to ensure the safety of 2,626 temples and houses of worship in the territory of this Arab republic. Among them are 1326 Coptic, 1200 Protestant and 200 Catholic religious buildings and structures. This decision was made after a series of terrorist attacks that took place this year in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Since April, the country has maintained a state of emergency, introduced in April after terrorist attacks on the temples of Coptic communities in Alexandria and Tanta, which killed 45 people. Last December, 29 people were killed in an attack on a Christian church in Cairo. Then the terrorist organization Velayat Sinai, associated with the banned in many countries Daesh (ISIS), claimed responsibility for the attacks. The forces of scattered groups of its militants may be quite enough to arrange a new series of terrorist attacks in Egypt. First of all, this explains the large-scale security measures introduced by the country's leadership.
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