Egypt Mourns Three Female Martyrs from Police Forces

Brig. Gen. Nagwa Al-Haggar with her son.

Sgt. Asmaa Hussein

Sgt. Omneya Roushdy

Three Egyptian policewomen lost their lives at the bombing of St. Mark’s Church in Alexandria on Palm Sunday. Those three heroines became the first Egyptian policewomen to pass away in the line of duty.

First woman to die in that horrifying suicide attack was Brig. Gen. Nagwa Al-Haggar who was 53 years old. She was in charge of inspecting people entering the church and to maintain the security of the worshipers. Sadly, Al-Haggar lost her life as she was securing the main gate of the church where a suicide bomber detonated his bomb after trying to enter but being exposed. The two other female policewomen were Sgt. Asmaa Hussein and Sgt. Omneya Roshdy who both died on duty as well.

The bomb detonated early on Sunday in front of the main gate of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria, left at least 16 killed and 40 injured, according to the Health Ministry.

Watch video of the St. Mark's Cathedral bombing here:https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/apr/10/alexandria-coptic-church-attack-video-shows-lead-up-to-suicide-bombing