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The Coptic Christians of Egypt
Egypt's Coptic Christians are feeling more beleaguered than ever as they reel from bombings, shootings and stabbings carried out by ISIS and other jihadist groups.
Yet these descendants of the Pharaohs, who number up to 13 million, are the largest Christian community in the Middle East and are remarkably resilient. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports.
(Image: Sunset at a Coptic church in Egypt, credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)
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