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May 8, '11, 7:04 pm
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Egypt: attackes on Churches-- Saint Mena Coptic, and Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic
Kyrie, eleison.
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May 8, 2011 2:53 a.m. EDT
Cairo, Egypt (CNN)-- At least six people were killed and 120 injured in sectarian clashes outside a church in Cairo on Saturday, officials said.
A group of Muslim Salafists attacked the Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox Church. Gunfire rang out as people sprinted for cover.
"With my own eyes I saw three people killed and dozens injured," said Mina Adel, a Christian resident. "There's no security here. There's a big problem. People attacked us, and we have to protect ourselves."
Egyptian Interior Ministry spokesman Alla Mahmoud said in a statement that six people were killed and 120 injured.
He said the clashes were sparked by reports of a Christian woman who married a Muslim man and was allegedly being held inside the church.
State TV, citing a source at the Health Ministry, said that eight people died and 144 were wounded in the violence.
Nearby, firefighters responded to a blaze at the Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church. Hundreds of residents stood outside as it burned and two men were seen jumping from a window of the building. ...
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May 11, '11, 10:59 pm
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Join Date: January 21, 2011
Posts: 466
Religion: Officially Catholic, 11/24/11; Working on TL Catholic
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Re: Egypt: attackes on Churches-- Saint Mena Coptic, and Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic
If this isn't barbaric, I don't know what is. 
-MontChevalier
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May 12, '11, 12:56 am
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Join Date: January 8, 2011
Posts: 567
Religion: Byzantine Catholic
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Re: Egypt: attackes on Churches-- Saint Mena Coptic, and Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic
Christ is Risen!
There is more to this than meets the eye, I suspect. From what I've read in the papers and online it seems like a prime example of he-said she-said well lets-get-together-and-burn-something. Apparently a Christian woman married a muslim man and then went missing. Someone in the man's family thought that he saw her being "kidnapped" by some of her Christian family. Noone quite knows who had the bright idea that they'd be hiding in the church, but he got a bunch of rowdy young men together and a brawl ensued. Because hey, nothing settles domestic problems with a newly married couple like burning down someone's house of worship.
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