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Stabbing and Bombing Attacks Near Two Churches in Egypt
Compass Direct News reports: In separate attacks in Egypt earlier this month, a Coptic Christian suffered severe stab wounds as he left a worship service in Minya, and a car-bombing outside a venerable church in Cairo disrupted a wedding. Without provocation, three Muslims repeatedly stabbed Coptic Christian Girgis Yousry, 21, as the army conscript was leaving the gates of the church of Saint Mary in Minya, Upper Egypt on May 2, according to Copts United. The assault left him with severe injuries to internal organs, and he was taken to the district hospital, where he was still receiving treatment at press time. Read the full story at Compass Direct News … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Egypt, Persecution
Egyptian Judge tells Christian defendent “If I had a knife I would kill you”
Compass Direct News reports: Istanbul - After her arrest at Cairo’s airport on Dec. 13 while attempting to flee anti-Christian hostilities in Egypt, convert Martha Samuel Makkar was granted bail on Saturday Jan. 24, but not before a judge took her aside and said he would like to kill her, according to her lawyer. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Egypt, HIndu, Islam, Muslim
20,000 Muslims Attack a Church in Cairo, Trapping a Thousand Christian Worshippers Inside
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) — One thousand Christians were today trapped inside the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in West Ain Shams, Cairo, after more than twenty thousand Muslims attacked them with stones and butane gas cylinders. The Church’s priest, Father Antonious, said the situation is “extremely dangerous.” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Egypt, Islam, Muslim, Persecution
