Kathianne
05-26-2017, 08:22 AM
This too is terror, but as it's a Muslim country, doesn't get the headlines that UK, FR, or US would:
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/05/26/copts-massacred-gunmen-egypt-least-24-dead/
Copts massacred by gunmen in Egypt; at least 24 dead
POSTED AT 8:41 AM ON MAY 26, 2017 BY ED MORRISSEY
Egypt’s Coptic community continues to come under fire from terrorists — this time literally (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/minya-bus-shooting-coptic-christians-killed-injured-egypt-gun-attack-anba-samuel-monastery-a7756906.html). A group of men dressed in military uniforms opened fire on a bus taking Coptic Christians to a religious site in a bloody massacre that killed at least 24 people, including children:
Children are among at least 24 people massacred in Egypt (http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Egypt)and dozens more injured after gunmen opened fire on buses carrying Coptic Christians.
The health ministry said the victims had been on their way to the St Samuel Monastery when they were surrounded by eight to 10 attackers wearing military uniforms.
They were travelling in two buses and a lorry through the region, which is home to a sizeable Christian minority.
This attack comes after a high-profile visit by Pope Francis in response to attacks on two churches on Palm Sunday. Those attacks followed an attack in December, and the violence is clearly escalating despite the protestations of approved clerics in Egypt. The peace conference at al-Azhar University produced pledges of rejection of violence in religion, but ISIS said it would escalate its attacks after Francis left.
No one has yet taken responsibility (http://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/05/26/gunmen-attack-bus-carrying-coptic-christians-killing-least-24-egypt?utm_content=buffer35f34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer) for this attack, but there’s not much mystery here. However, ISIS is not the only threat to the security of Christians in Egypt:
Following the pope’s visit, the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt vowed to escalate attacks against Christians, urging Muslims to steer clear of Christian gatherings and western embassies as they are targets of their group’s militants.
Egypt’s Copts, the Middle East’s largest Christian community, have repeatedly complained of suffering discrimination, as well as outright attacks, at hands of the country’s majority Muslim population.
Over the past decades, they have been the immediate targets of Islamic extremists. They rallied behind general-turned-president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in 2013 when he ousted his Islamist predecessor Mohammed Morsi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood group. Attacks on Christian homes, businesses and churches subsequently surged, especially in the country’s south.
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http://hotair.com/archives/2017/05/26/copts-massacred-gunmen-egypt-least-24-dead/
Copts massacred by gunmen in Egypt; at least 24 dead
POSTED AT 8:41 AM ON MAY 26, 2017 BY ED MORRISSEY
Egypt’s Coptic community continues to come under fire from terrorists — this time literally (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/minya-bus-shooting-coptic-christians-killed-injured-egypt-gun-attack-anba-samuel-monastery-a7756906.html). A group of men dressed in military uniforms opened fire on a bus taking Coptic Christians to a religious site in a bloody massacre that killed at least 24 people, including children:
Children are among at least 24 people massacred in Egypt (http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Egypt)and dozens more injured after gunmen opened fire on buses carrying Coptic Christians.
The health ministry said the victims had been on their way to the St Samuel Monastery when they were surrounded by eight to 10 attackers wearing military uniforms.
They were travelling in two buses and a lorry through the region, which is home to a sizeable Christian minority.
This attack comes after a high-profile visit by Pope Francis in response to attacks on two churches on Palm Sunday. Those attacks followed an attack in December, and the violence is clearly escalating despite the protestations of approved clerics in Egypt. The peace conference at al-Azhar University produced pledges of rejection of violence in religion, but ISIS said it would escalate its attacks after Francis left.
No one has yet taken responsibility (http://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/05/26/gunmen-attack-bus-carrying-coptic-christians-killing-least-24-egypt?utm_content=buffer35f34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer) for this attack, but there’s not much mystery here. However, ISIS is not the only threat to the security of Christians in Egypt:
Following the pope’s visit, the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt vowed to escalate attacks against Christians, urging Muslims to steer clear of Christian gatherings and western embassies as they are targets of their group’s militants.
Egypt’s Copts, the Middle East’s largest Christian community, have repeatedly complained of suffering discrimination, as well as outright attacks, at hands of the country’s majority Muslim population.
Over the past decades, they have been the immediate targets of Islamic extremists. They rallied behind general-turned-president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in 2013 when he ousted his Islamist predecessor Mohammed Morsi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood group. Attacks on Christian homes, businesses and churches subsequently surged, especially in the country’s south.
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