5. Kabul, Afghanistan – 8 March, Kabul

ISIS terrorists disguised as doctors in lab coats stormed Afghanistan’s largest military hospital in Kabul and battled security forces for seven hours, bombing patients and staff in the meantime. Survivors, who recalled “blood everywhere”, recounted harrowing stories of hiding under beds, holding their breath and attempting to escape through the hospital windows. By March 13 the unconfirmed death toll had surpassed 100, with an unknown number injured.

6. Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt – 9 April

St George’s Church goers in Tanta were in the middle of chanting the liturgy on Palm Sunday, but their tranquil recital soon turned to screams when a lone wolf rapidly ran to the altar and detonated an explosive belt, taking 27 people’s lives and injuring 78 more. Another device exploded later at Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, murdering 17 people and injuring 48. The two attacks on Christianity were reportedly carried out by a security detachment of ISIS.

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