Posted on 03/27/2009 10:41:10 PM PDT by americanophile
A young Christian man was suddenly set on fire by a Muslim man in Egypt after a rumor circulated that the Christian man had a relationship with the Muslim man’s sister.
Yasser Ahmed Qasim approached 25-year-old Sabri Shihata and poured gasoline on the Coptic Christian and then set him on fire, reported the Voice of the Copts on Friday. The young Copt tried to put out the fire by throwing himself into a nearby canal, but the burns were too severe and he later died.
His 60-year-old father, Sabri Shihata, later arrived at a village rally where a group of Muslims stabbed him to death. One stab reportedly entered his back and came out of his abdomen below the rib cage, according to Voice of the Copts. The elder Shihata was taken to the hospital but nevertheless died from the attacks.
The Muslim group also attacked the Coptic man’s younger brother, 22-year-old Rami Sabri Shihata, causing a deep injury to his head.
Local police have arrested those involved in the attack, including Yasser Ahmed Kassem, as well as victim Sabri Shihata, who is being held in custody at Dmas Hospital, located in the northern province of Qalubiya, north of Cairo. The perpetrators are charged with deliberate homicide.
Security forces have also surrounded the victims’ house and extra security has been deployed throughout the village of 60,000 people.
A media blackout has been put in place as the prosecution and the State Security Services continue investigation.
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I pray that the Mohameddan friend sees the light of the Lord.
The Coptic Chrstians like all Eastern Orthodox Christians have suffered so much at the hands of the demon Mohamedans.....
God bless the souls of the father and son. My remarks about the Muslims are totally unprintable.
Here is a page of videos about Coptic priest (and hero) Zakaria Boutros, who even (by the Holy Spirit) has gotten muslims to receive the Christian faith:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Zakaria+Boutros&aq=f
In our OCA parish, we have an older Coptic man married to a Russian-American woman, with grown Orthodox children. He says the same things about islam that I do, but knows the Qu’ran in Arabic so speaks with more authority on Qu’ranic matters than I do. He says that the muslim radicals in Egypt are trying to bring back the jizya tax.
And never, never, never forget that Coptic New Year is September 11.
A coincidence? I think not.
Prayers for the family.
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