cartoon1

cartoon1

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Egypt: Morsi visits Christian village, promises to protect residents, hours later jihadists murder same Christians

Too many questions and not nearly enough answers.  One thing is clear, Christians are not welcome in Egypt any more.

From France24 October 6

Copt home attacked after Egypt president promises security

AFP - Gunmen opened fire on the home of a Coptic Christian in the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, hours after a visit by President Mohamed Morsi to reassure Christian residents they would not be targeted again.

Gunmen "used automatic weapons when they opened fire on the house of a Coptic resident of Rafah hours after the president left," a security official told AFP.

There were no reports of casualties, he said.

Witnesses told AFP three gunmen in a car fired on the house of Magdi Niruz before fleeing the scene.

Morsi had visited the Sinai peninsula on Friday to meet with and reassure families who fled Rafah to El-Arish after receiving death threats.

Read it all

No comments: