The priest of St George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta, where a suicide bomber killed at least 27 people, says he lost his 23-year-old son, who was among six deacons killed in the attack.
"In just seconds, the entire church was filled with smoke, fire, blood, and screams," Fr Danial Maher told the Associated Press over the phone from Tanta today where he buried his son, Beshoy last night.
The pair arrived at the church early on Sunday morning to start the Palm Sunday Mass; Beshoy wore white deacon's robes and sang religious hymns. "He was like an angel, standing in the middle of the deacons singing," Fr Maher said.
