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Fears for Egypt’s Christians following Murder, Arson Attacks
INN ^ | 7/7/2013, 2:47 PM | Ari Soffer

Posted on 07/07/2013 11:50:20 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Fears have been raised over the plight of Egypt’s Coptic Christian community, after a series of attacks—including the assassination of a priest and an arson attack against a church—following the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-backed President, Mohammed Morsi.

According to Al Masri al-Youm, 39 year-old Mena Aboud Sharoben was gunned down in the coastal city of Arish on Saturday, by unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle. Sharoben was a local Coptic priest, and his murder was one of several attacks by suspected Islamist terrorists over the past few days, who also targeted at least three military checkpoints and El Arish Internation Airport in one of Egypt’s most lawless regions.

Those attacks prompted a senior Egyptian military official to announce an impending major military operation in the Sinai Desert, aimed at rooting out Islamist insurgents, who have also targeted oil-pipelines and police installations. …

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: coptic; copts; egypt; iran; israel; jihad; randsconcerntrolls; rop; russia; sinai; waronterror

1 posted on 07/07/2013 11:50:20 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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2 posted on 07/07/2013 11:53:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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3 posted on 07/07/2013 11:54:05 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Even putting it “in context” shows a strong preference for that “prophet”.


4 posted on 07/07/2013 11:57:43 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
I just watched a video of these nice Islamos throwing boys off a roof. Just lovely. I assume Obama will send in the troops to help put Morsi back? Can't have this, radical Islam must prevail!


5 posted on 07/07/2013 12:10:36 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Someday our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
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To: Travis McGee

That is a veiled death threat by the POTUS himself. Not even veiled, I would say direct. ..A direct death threat...

“The future must not belong...” is another way to say “Death”

What else could it mean?

Think about that.

It means death.

Am I right or what?

If you have no future it means you are dead.


6 posted on 07/07/2013 12:17:19 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Someday our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
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To: Olog-hai

Horse manure. The Muslim Brotherhood was murdering Christians by the hundreds. Now, Muslim Brotherhood protesters murder a couple more, and they say the solution is—to bring back the Muslim Brotherhood.

I think not.


7 posted on 07/07/2013 12:20:29 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

“They”? Who said that in particular?


8 posted on 07/07/2013 12:25:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

I’m sure there are also quite a few non-religious scores being settled under the cover of chaos.


9 posted on 07/07/2013 12:28:20 PM PDT by freedomlover
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To: Ad Orientam; antonius; aposiopetic; arielguard; bad company; blinachka; bob808; Brad's Gramma; ...
Orthodox Ping!

Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross

10 posted on 07/07/2013 1:22:49 PM PDT by lightman (Prosecute the heresies; pity the heretics.)
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In other words, no change from before the revolution... (Actually there was probably a reductio in attacks on Christians...)


11 posted on 07/07/2013 1:25:45 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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Ansar Al Sharia is on the march, threatening Coptic Christians!!!!

http://gulfnews.com/news/region/egypt/new-islamic-group-ansar-al-sharia-threatens-violence-in-egypt-1.1205923?utm_content=1.1205923&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=New_Islamic_group_Ansar_Al_Sharia_threatens_violence_in_Egypt&localLinksEnabled=false&utm_term=News_RSS_feed


12 posted on 07/07/2013 3:47:53 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

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13 posted on 07/07/2013 5:22:19 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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