Gunmen kill at least 23 people in latest attack on Egypt's Coptic Christians

At least 23 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a bus bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt.

Another 25 more people are thought to have been injured in the deadly attack, which happened in Minya province, some 150 miles south of the capital Cairo, according to the governor of the province, Essam al-Bedaiwy.

The bus was headed to a church, according to initial reports.

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Reports claimed the gunmen were travelling in two cars before firing on the bus. They apparently used automatic weapons.

The same reports also claimed the men were wearing military uniforms.

It is the latest in a number of attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christian community.

Two suicide bombings targeted churches in Tanta and Alexandria in April, leaving at least 46 people dead.

The attacks were claimed by the Islamic State group.

There are around 20 million followers of the church in Egypt, by far the largest following of the Christian sect in the world.