In another terrorist attack 28 Coptic Christians were killed in Egypt on Friday. As a bus was carrying the people of Egypt’s minority community, masked gunmen unleashed their barbarous attack. There were children among those who got killed. We condemn this dastardly attack on minority population in Egypt. Some days ago, two successive attacks, one on December 11 and other on April 11, rocked two separate churches in Egypt and killed 29 in the former event and 45 in the latter. With gaps of some time, these attacks followed a pattern: they were all minority Coptic Christians and they got killed when they were celebrating or on their way of performing religious obligations.
The bombings were the latest in a series of attacks on Egypt’s Christian minority, who account for about 10 per cent of the population and have been repeatedly targeted by Islamic extremists. Combating terrorism isn’t just about force, it needs a new strategy – and Christians are paying the price. Christianity is not some “western” or “European” import in Egypt. The Coptic faith evolved in ancient Egypt centuries before it was conquered by Islam. The name “Copts” derives from the ancient Greek word for Egyptians, reflecting a recognition by the ancients that Coptic Christianity was the continuation of the earliest Egyptian culture.  
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is fighting a losing battle in the Middle East. And as they are losing ground in Iraq and Syria, they are spreading everywhere and pick up soft targets to express their vengeance. The unspeakable barbarity on the civilian populations can never be condoned and countries around the world have to put a united effort in place until this force of darkness can be defeated completely. As the Islamic State is squeezed in Iraq and Syria it often conducts spectacular attacks elsewhere in an attempt to regain the narrative, boost morale and win recruits.
Unfortunately there are reasons to believe that attacks are often not taken seriously or investigated robustly. There are a lack of prosecutions and people not being held to account. That almost reinforces a sense of impunity.
Despite the fact that, Abdel Fatah al-Sisis, the present ruler of Egypt is a dictator, who came to power overthrowing the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mursi of Muslim Brotherhood, as the incumbent he has to ensure the safety of his population, particularly the minority ones. These days terrorism has become a global phenomenon and even democratic and progressive countries of the world are suffering strings of violence from extremists of all hues.