Four Killed By Gunman at Church in Cairo
Wedding was taking place
CAIRO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A gunman opened fire on a wedding ceremony at a church in a Cairo suburb, killing four people, including the mother of the groom, officials said.
A spokesman for Egypt's Interior Ministry said two girls less than the age of 10, a 13-year-old girl and a man also were killed Sunday at the Church of the Virgin Mary in al-Warraq, Ahram Online reported.
A witness said a man randomly fired 15 bullets at the wedding before fleeing.
Eighteen people were injured.
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