Two blasts targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt on Palm Sunday have killed at least 45 people, officials say.
In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark's Coptic church killed 16 people. Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Church, had been attending Mass inside and was unhurt, state media reported.
An earlier blast at St George's Coptic church in Tanta killed 29 people.
So-called Islamic State (IS) says it is behind the explosions. The group has recently targeted Copts in Egypt.
Following the attacks, President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered military deployments to protect "vital and important infrastructure" across the country, the government said in a statement.
Four police officers, including one policewoman, were among those killed in Alexandria, the interior ministry said. The suicide bomber blew himself up after they stopped him from entering the church.
The first explosion in Tanta, 94km (58 miles) north of Cairo, took place near the altar.
The explosions injured at least 71 people in Tanta and 35 others in Alexandria, the health ministry said.
The Egyptian government announced three days of mourning.
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