A blast near the Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 22 people, officials say.

　　埃及官员表示，埃及首都开罗科普特教堂附近发生的一起爆炸已经造成至少22人死亡。

　　Dozens of others were reportedly injured in the blast. The cause was not immediately clear, but several media outlets suggested it was a bomb.

　　报道称，另有多人在爆炸中受伤。事故原因尚不知，但是几家媒体暗示这是一起炸弹袭击。

　　Photos and video footage showed damage to the church, with shattered windows and broken roofing.

　　照片和视频镜头显示了爆炸对教堂造成的损坏，其中玻璃粉碎、屋顶毁掉。

　　The explosion happened at around 10:00 (08:00 GMT). Interior minister Magdi Abdel-Ghaffar and Cairo’s security chi both inspected the scene, according to local media.

　　据当地媒体报道，爆炸大约发生在10:00(格林威治标准时间08:00)。内政部长马吉迪·阿卜杜勒和开罗安全部长都已经视察了现场。

　　Egypt’s Coptic Christians make up about 10% of the country’s population.

　　埃及科普特基督徒约占埃及人口的10%。

　　St Mark’s Cathedral is the headquarters of the country’s Orthodox church, and the home of its leader, Pope Tawadros II.

　　圣·马克大教堂为埃及东正教堂的总部，同时还是其领袖Tawadros二世教皇的住所。

　　On Saturday, six policemen were killed when a bomb exploded on a main road leading to the pyramids at Giza. The explosion, at a police checkpoint, was the deadliest attack on security forces in Cairo in over six months.

　　在星期六，六名警察在通往吉萨金字塔的主道上遭受炸弹袭击身亡。警察检查站的爆炸是近六个月来对安全部队发起的袭击当中最致命的一次。

　　A recently formed militant group called Hasm said it carried out the attack.

　　最近成立的军事组织Hasm宣布制造了此次袭击。

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