The Nag Hammadi massacre Killing was a massacre Killing of Coptic Christians carried out Military_operation on the eve of 7 January 2010 , in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi .

The Nag Hammadi massacre Killing was a massacre Killing of Coptic Christians carried out Military_operation on the eve of 7 January 2010 , in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi .

The massacre Killing occurred Coming_to_be at the hands of Muslim gunmen in front of the Nag Hammadi cathedral , as Coptic Christians were leaving Departing the church after celebrating Social_event the midnight Christmas mass .

The Nag Hammadi massacre Killing gained Getting widespread Dispersal international attention , and was condemned Judgment_communication by Pope Benedict XVI , Lebanese MP Nadim Gemayel , Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini , and Canadian foreign minister Lawrence Cannon .