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Dozens of Coptic Christians have left Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after a string of jihadist attacks killed three Christians in the restive province, church officials said.
On Thursday, suspected Islamic State jihadists killed a member of the minority in the North Sinai city of El-Arish and set his house on fire.
About 250 Christians took refuge in the Evangelical Church in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, said church deacon and administrator Nabil Shukrallah.
"They've come running with their children. It's a very difficult situation. We're expecting 50 or 60 more," he told AFP.
Other church officials said they have also received Copts fleeing the peninsula.
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