Egypt has referred 48 people to the country's military judiciary for suspected involvement in church bombings and joining the militant group Islamic State. Public Prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, today said in a statement that some of the suspects held leadership positions in Islamic State and formed cells in Cairo and the southern province of Qena to carry out the church attacks. <br/><br/>Egypt's Christian minority has come under attack in recent months. Two deadly church bombings in Alexandria and Tanta killed more than 45 people in April, months after a bombing near Cairo's Coptic Cathedral killed at least 25. <br/><br/>Egypt is facing insurgency led by Islamic State that intensified after general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led the military in ousting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.