Posted on 03/09/2011 9:51:32 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
At least 10 Coptic Christians were shot dead and 110 wounded by gunfire in religious clashes with Muslims in Cairo.
The clashes between Christians and Muslims erupted in the poor working class district of Moqattam midafternoon Tuesday when at least 1,000 Christians gathered there to protest the burning of a church last week.
Fighting broke out when dozens of Muslims showed up in Moqattam, inhabited by Copts who work as refuse collectors and who had blocked a main north-south artery in the capital.
People threw rocks from both sides and witnesses said soldiers at the scene fired shots into the air in a bid to disperse the crowds.
Christians, who make up about 10 per cent of Egypt's 80 million population, complain of systematic discrimination and have been the target of several sectarian attacks.
Ahead of the incident in Moqattam, Copts had protested in central Cairo against the burning of a church south of the capital after deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims.
The protest outside the radio and television building came a day after at least 2,000 angry Christians demanded that the torched church be rebuilt, and that those responsible be brought to justice.
The Shahedain (Two Martyrs) church, in the Helwan provincial town of Sol, was set ablaze on Friday after clashes between Copts and Muslims that left two people dead.
The violence was triggered by a feud between two families, which disapproved of a romantic relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim woman in Sol.
...The violence comes during a fragile transitional phase after the overthrow of strongman Hosni Mubarak, who handed power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces....
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Who to believe?
The Copts need to see if Isreal will give them Sancuary in mass or they will all be dead. They need to get out of Egypt quickly.
(PC rewrite)
At least 10 Coptic Christians were shot dead and 110 wounded by gunfire in religious clashes with RELIGION OF PEACE MEMBERS in Cairo. The clashes between Christians and RELIGION OF PEACE MEMBERS erupted in the poor working class BLAH, BLAH, BLAH . . .
This won’t surprise anyone who’s well-informed, but it’s still tragic.
Even if there were even numbers, that would still indicate a disproportionate number of coptic christians murdered, given their numbers in the general population (which I don’t know, but presume is pretty one-sided...)
I have no doubt MSNBC was ‘shaping’ the news.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK PETER KING!!!
Agreed. Make it look like they weren’t murdered because they were Christians.
Thanks for updating the headline. Otherwise Telegraph readers might conclude that they were attacked by Romulan Storm Troopers...
The article said both sides threw rocks.....that soldiers "fired shots into the air" to dispel the crowd. But the story leads that "10 Coptic Christians were shot dead and 110 wounded by gunfire," so it tells me they were SHOT by soldiers.
Well....
When Islam came for the Coptic Christians, I remained silent; I was not a Coptic Christian.
When Islam came for Orthodox Christians, I remained silent; I was not a Orthodox Christian.
When Islam came for the Catholics, I did not speak out; I was not a Catholic.
When Islam came for the Protestants, I did not speak out; I was not a Protestant.
When Islam came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn’t a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
Wake up Call
When Islam came for the Coptic Christians, I remained silent; I was not a Coptic Christian.
When Islam came for Orthodox Christians, I remained silent; I was not a Orthodox Christian.
When Islam came for the Catholics, I did not speak out; I was not a Catholic.
When Islam came for the Protestants, I did not speak out; I was not a Protestant.
When Islam came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn’t a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
Wake up Call
Throwing rocks would definitely indicate that they don’t have guns. Sorry...I’ve just been on information overload and have heard this on the news and read various accounts, but did not read this one.
It’s tragic. I read the new PM met with them the other day. It would appear nothing changed.
Where is our president on this slaughter? Crickets...
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