EGYPT: NON-STOP ATTACKS "Christians in Egypt today are experiencing increased attacks against them in conjunction with the government’s attempt to disperse two pro-President Morsi camps calling for his re-instatement. At least 250 people have been killed and 1,000 wounded during the raid. Egypt has declared a month-long state of emergency after scores of people were killed and more wounded during the protests and raid earlier today. Forty church buildings have been attacked and set on fire today. Three of the churches were in Minya, two in Fayoum and one in Sohag. On the same day, Christian-owned businesses in Sohag and Assuit were targeted by radical Muslims. A convent called Al Raai Al Saleh in Suez was also set on fire. In the midst of the chaos, Egyptian Christians have still seen the hand of God at work. According to a VOM worker, the Good Shepherd Monastery in Suiz city was surrounded by a mob of radical Muslim Brotherhood members earlier today. The monastery was full of women and children. Miraculously, everyone was able to flee to safety as the monastery was attacked and burned down. ... These recent attacks against Christians are not the only ones that have occurred in the past weeks. In another church on Aug. 3, hundreds of Morsi supporters surrounded a church in Sohag and fixed al-Qaeda’s flag on the church. In Menia city the same day, over 50 shops and homes owned by Coptic Christians were burned and looted by radical Muslims. Over 20 people were injured in those attacks." FULL STORY @: persecution/public/newsroom.aspx?story_ID=NjA0
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:31:21 +0000
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