国际英语资讯:Egypts Sisi attends Coptic Christmas celebration amid tight security
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 6-- <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span>-<span word="Fattah">Fattah</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coptic">Coptic</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="partly">partly</span>-<span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span> <span word="aired">aired</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span>, <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Sisi">Sisi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="Copts">Copts</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cathedral">Cathedral</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>.</p><p><span word="Copts">Copts</span> <span word="constitute">constitute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 100-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Copts">Copts</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coptic">Coptic</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7.</p><p><span word="Sisi">Sisi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Coptic">Coptic</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2016, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2017, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 30 <span word="Copts">Copts</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monastery">monastery</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Upper">Upper</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minya">Minya</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p>
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