EGYPT- MUSLIMS MEN PROTECTS A CATHOLIC CHURCH DURING MASS

In what will seem like a reverse of what happened in Scottland (click link) Egyptian Muslims protected catholic church from violence during Mass.Egyptian Muslims hold hands and form a protective circle around a Catholic Church, under threat from Islamist militant supporters of former-President Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood.


Tensions between Christians and Muslim Brotherhood supporters have run high and grown violent following the ousting of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi earlier in July. Some Islamist militants have blamed the minority Christian population for supporting the ousting of Morsi, and have called on Morsi's supporters to gain revenge and attack their Christian counterparts.

According to multiple sources from organizations working in the region, since last Wednesday, nearly 60 churches across Egypt have been targeted by Islamist radicals, as well as Christian schools, homes, businesses, and an orphanage. Christian businesses in the city of Minya were reportedly marked with an "X" ahead of the attacks to single out the business as Christian. Additionally, The Christian Post reported on Sunday that Islamists in the city of Bani Suef torched a Christian school and paraded three nuns working at the school through the streets like "prisoners of war." The recent attacks in the country have resulted in the death of at least two Christians, including a 10-year-old girl walking home from bible school.

Islamist militants have been blaming Christians for the ousting of Morsi, and the country's security forces have been criticized for not bringing justice to attackers in multiple attacks on Copts. However, more recently the country's military have been using brute force against Morsi loyalists, who have been protesting in major cities such as Cairo, urging for the reinstatement of Morsi as president. Last week, security forces used bulldozers to clear out protest camps, reportedly killing over 100 people. Additionally, on Monday it was reported that at least 25 Egyptian soldiers were killed in northern Sinai by rocket-propelled grenades, allegedly launched by pro-Morsi protesters.

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