Archbishop Justin Welby in London vigil for Coptic bomb victims

by Gavin Drake

15/12/2016

Source: Anglican Communion News Service

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, took part in a vigil at Westminster Abbey last night in honour of the victims of Sunday’s bomb attack on the Coptic Cathedral compound in Cairo. He was joined by the general bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK, Bishop Angaelos, the Egyptian Ambassador, Mr Nasser Kamel, as well as numerous other faith leaders, diplomats, and members of the UK’s Coptic Orthodox community. The vigil took place at the Abbey’s Innocent Victims’ Memorial.

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