Church security measures should be stepped up after deadly church blast in Egypt.
I was few days before on an Egyptian Coptic Church in Sharm celebrating Christmas with my family. Few days later an explosion outside a Coptic church in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria killed at least 21 people and injured 80, in an attack on an unprecedented scale that marks a serious escalation in sectarian tensions in the country. During my visit to the Coptic Church I had the opportunity to see strong security at the entrance of the Coptic church with armed security guards with bomb-sniffing dogs with increased screening at the door and using the same techniques we already use in airports.
I am sure after this new attack Church security measures will be stepped up in Egypt and many other countries facing terrorism threats. These latest attacks in Iraq and Egypt together to the two recent attacks against churches in the Central Java province of Indonesia has prompted national authorities to open investigations and step up their security measures in fear of further attacks to Churches.
Securing Churches is a serious work than needs professional expertise, as it is the case with securing airports our public places. The problem is that churches do not have the financial resources of airports and will become easy targets. This is going to be a problem for the years to come and Churches should be protected by the governments hosting them.
