Anger erupts in Egypt after massacre of Christian pilgrims – RNS November 6, 2018 by Fulcrum MINYA, Egypt (RNS) — The Coptic bishop of this city south of Cairo, Anba Makarios, spent the weekend trying to comfort mourners after two buses carrying Coptic Christians were ambushed Friday (Nov. 2) as they left a monastery here, killing seven of the pilgrims and wounding 19. The Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the attack. Jacob Wirtschafter & Mina Nader. Religion News Service. 5 November 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare