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To: ReformationFan

Moving closer to this everyday:

Muslim Mob Torches Coptic Church in Egypt
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/headlinenewsd.php?hnewsid=3069

Cairo: October 1, 2011. (AINA) After Friday prayers today, a mob of several thousand Muslims from the village of Elmarinab in Edfu, Aswan province, demolished and torched St. George’s church, which was being renovated? The mob demolished the dome, walls and columns, then went to the church depot where the lumber to be used for construction was stored and torched it. The fire lasted 2 hours but the attack continued until 7 PM.

In an interview on Coptic TV channel, Father Salib of St. George’s Church said “the Imam of one of the village mosques called on the people to take matter in their own hands, he added. Other witnesses named the Imam as Sheikh Sabry.

According to eyewitnesses the Muslims also torched a large depot of electrical goods owned by a Copt, a supermarket and four Coptic homes. Muslims prevented the fire brigade from entering the village. Security forces, which were present, “stood there watching,” said Mr.Michael Ramzy, a social worker at the church.


34 posted on 10/01/2011 11:43:37 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Front page of the NYT? ;_)


39 posted on 10/01/2011 11:59:38 AM PDT by RobbyS (Pray with the suffering souls.)
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