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Chaos at Coptic Pope’s Memorial

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Three crushed to death in Egypt.

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Three people were crushed to death when the memorial service for Egypt’s late Coptic Pope Shenouda III plunged into chaos Sunday. Tens of thousands of mourners tried to catch a glimpse of his embalmed corpse, which sat on the papal throne at a Cairo cathedral. Dozens more were injured in the crowded church. The 88-year-old leader died Saturday and reportedly suffered from cancer.

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