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CAIRO — A fire tore through a packed Egyptian Coptic Orthodox church in greater Cairo early on Sunday, setting off a stampede and killing at least 41 people, including several children and the church’s bishop. The blaze added to the trauma of a beleaguered Christian minority and raised questions in a country long criticized for its fire-safety and building standards.
Worshipers had gathered for Sunday prayers at Abu Sefein Church — one of the largest in the municipality of Giza — when…
