Just hours before the beginning of Ramadan, masked gunmen riding three SUVs killed 29 and wounded 22 Coptic Christians on pilgrimage to a monastery in Upper Egypt. Most were children. This was the fourth attack on Christians since December. The bus was travelling in the desert towards a remote monastery 140 miles south of Cairo, where Christians account for more than 35% of the population, the highest ratio in any province. Security and medical officials fear the death toll could rise. Following the attack, acknowledging the lapses of security, Major-General Faisal Dewidar was transferred from his post in charge of security, as part of a wider reshuffle that included thirteen other Interior Ministry officials being removed from their posts and appointed elsewhere. Egypt then launched a series of airstrikes that targeted what it said were militant bases in eastern Libya in which the assailants were trained (see the next article).
Egypt: Christians on pilgrimage killed
Written by David Fletcher 01 Jun 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for the protection of Egyptian Christians, especially through the month of Ramadan. (Psalm 82:3,4)
- More: pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2017/05/26/on-eve-of-ramadan-islamic-gunmen-kill-28-coptic-christians-on-pilgrimage-in-egypt/
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