Jordan flies flag at half-mast following Minya attack

CAIRO – 27 May 2017: The Royal Court of Jordan announced lowering the flag to half mast Saturday, in mourning of the victims of Minya terrorist attack that left 29 people dead.

At least 29 Copts, including children, were killed on Friday in a shooting in Upper Egypt, when a group of masked gunmen attacked a bus of Coptic Christians in the Egyptian governorate of Minya.

Tour Eiffel’s official Facebook page also announced that the tower's lights would be turned off at 12:45 a.m., Saturday, to pay tribute to the victims.

I will turn my lights off tonight, at 12:45 am, to pay tribute to the victims of the Egypt attack. #EiffelTower pic.twitter.com/vBNeQoAI4b

— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) May 26, 2017