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Image: Family members carry the coffin of a victim from Alexandria during a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.

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Egypt Mourns After Deadly Blasts, Goes Into Lockdown

Funerals for 44 victims of Palm Sunday's church bombings began last night as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issued a state of emergency.

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Image: Mourners participate in a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.

Mourners participate in a funeral procession on April 10, 2017, for the victims of the Palm Sunday blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria, which took place on April 9. The funeral procession took place at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, east of Alexandria.

— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Family members carry the coffin of a victim from Alexandria during a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.

Family members carry the coffin of a victim from Alexandria during a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.
— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Mourners carry a large cross during a funeral procession in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.

Mourners carry a large cross during a funeral procession in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.
— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: People pray in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.

People pray in the city of Borg El-Arab, April 10.
— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Mourners react to the deaths of loved ones during a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.

Mourners react to the deaths of loved ones during a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.
— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Women mourn at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.

Women mourn at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.
— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: People gather at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.

People gather at the Monastery of Marmina, April 10.
— Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Men pray for the victims of the Palm Sunday blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria, which took place on April 9.

Men pray for the victims of the Palm Sunday blast, April 10.
— Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Women cry during the funeral for those killed in the Palm Sunday attack in Alexandria, at the Mar Amina church. Women wailed as caskets marked with the word \"martyr\" were brought into the Mar Amina church in the coastal city of Alexandria.

Women cry during the funeral for those killed in the Palm Sunday attack in Alexandria, at the Mar Amina church. Women wailed as caskets marked with the word \"martyr\" were brought into the Mar Amina church in the coastal city of Alexandria, April 10.
— Samer Abdallah / AP
Image: Military soldiers guard a street near a church in downtown Cairo

Military soldiers guard a street near a church in downtown Cairo, following President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's declaration of a three-month state of emergency, April 10. El-Sissi has dispatched elite troops across the country to protect key installations.
— Nariman El-Mofty / AP
Image: An armed policeman secures the Coptic church that was bombed on Palm Sunday in Tanta, April 10.

An armed policeman secures the Coptic church that was bombed on Palm Sunday in Tanta, April 10.
— Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Image: Egyptian Christians carry a coffin during the late night funeral of the victims from the Mar Girgis Coptic Orthodox Church in Tanta, April 9.

Egyptian Christians carry a coffin during the late night funeral of the victims from the Mar Girgis Coptic Orthodox Church in Tanta, April 9.
— AFP - Getty Images
Image: Mourners gather at the Mar Girgis Coptic church in Tanta, April 10, where at least 28 were killed and 71 injured in the explosion.

Mourners gather at the Mar Girgis Coptic church in Tanta, April 10, where at least 28 were killed and 71 injured in the explosion.
— Mohamed Hossam / EPA
Image: Egyptians gather to mourn late into the night in Tanta, April 9.

Egyptians gather to mourn late into the night in Tanta, April 9.
— AFP - Getty Images
Image: Women walk by the church in Tanta, April 10.

Women walk by the church in Tanta, April 10.

PHOTOS: Church Bombings Rock Palm Sunday in Egypt

— Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
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