Google mourns victims of Egyptian churches on Palm Sunday - screenshot
CAIRO – 10 April 2017: Global search engine “Google” and video-sharing website “YouTube” placed a black ribbon in their home page Monday, mourning victims of the deadly Palm Sunday’s bombings at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria and the Coptic Church in Tanta.
Youtube places black ribbon to mourn victims of Palm Sunday attacks
The blast at St. George’s Church (Mar Girgis) in Tanta, north of Egypt, Sunday morning, left at least 40 dead and over 70 injured, as it targeted a mass service in celebration of Palm Sunday.
Another attack four hours later targeted Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, resulting in 16 fatalities and at least 40 injuries.
The attacks drew widespread international condemnations, including American President Donald Trump, France's Francois Holland, along with a number of international and regional political leaders. Apple's CEO tweeted in Arabic below, offering condolences to Egyptian people from his official account @tim_cook.
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