Nearly 4000 Muslims Attack Christian Homes in Egypt (death, borders, 9/11)

[nightflight]

(AINA) -- A mob of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes this evening in the village of Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, 30 kilometers from Cairo, and torched the Church of St. Mina and St. George. There are conflicting reports about the whereabouts of the Church pastor Father Yosha and three deacons who were at church; some say they died in the fire and some say they are being held captive by the Muslims inside the church.
Witnesses report the mob prevented the fire brigade from entering the village. The army, which has been stationed for the last two days in the village of Bromil, 7 kilometers from Soul, initially refused to go into Soul, according to the officer in charge. When the army finally sent three tanks to the village, Muslim elders sent them away, saying that everything was "in order now."
A curfew has been imposed on the 12,000 Christians in the village.
This incident was triggered by a relationship between 40-year-old Copt Ashraf Iskander and a Muslim woman. Yesterday a "reconciliation" meeting was arranged between the relevant Coptic and Muslim families and together with the Muslim elders it was decided that Ashraf Iskander would have to leave the village because Muslims torched his house.
The father of the Muslim woman was killed by his cousin because he did not kill his daughter to preserve the family's honor, which led the woman's brother to avenge the death of his father by killing the cousin. The village Muslims blamed the Christians.


Nearly 4000 Muslims Attack Christian Homes in Egypt, Torch Church

[Bulldawg82]

Originally Posted by nightflight

(AINA) -- A mob of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes this evening in the village of Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, 30 kilometers from Cairo, and torched the Church of St. Mina and St. George. There are conflicting reports about the whereabouts of the Church pastor Father Yosha and three deacons who were at church; some say they died in the fire and some say they are being held captive by the Muslims inside the church.
Witnesses report the mob prevented the fire brigade from entering the village. The army, which has been stationed for the last two days in the village of Bromil, 7 kilometers from Soul, initially refused to go into Soul, according to the officer in charge. When the army finally sent three tanks to the village, Muslim elders sent them away, saying that everything was "in order now."
A curfew has been imposed on the 12,000 Christians in the village.
This incident was triggered by a relationship between 40-year-old Copt Ashraf Iskander and a Muslim woman. Yesterday a "reconciliation" meeting was arranged between the relevant Coptic and Muslim families and together with the Muslim elders it was decided that Ashraf Iskander would have to leave the village because Muslims torched his house.
The father of the Muslim woman was killed by his cousin because he did not kill his daughter to preserve the family's honor, which led the woman's brother to avenge the death of his father by killing the cousin. The village Muslims blamed the Christians.


Nearly 4000 Muslims Attack Christian Homes in Egypt, Torch Church

I guess rednecks transcend borders & faiths. Do they have trailer parks in Egypt?

[Joe_Ryder]

More love and peace from religious fanatics who worship an imaginary guy in the sky.

[zentropa]

Sounds like a soap opera!

[malamute]

Why are we not surprised?

[oz in SC]

Those Coptic Christians,always making Muslims attack them.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Those Coptic Christians,always making Muslims attack them.

Muslims got no self-control when they're around Christians.

They must be controlled by a spirit.

How come they never high-five and yell, that's the spirit?

[summers73]

My best friend is a coptic Orthodox Christian, invested tens of thousands pooled into buying a condo building. He's likely going to lose it...not from the destruction of the building, but the Islamic government seizing the property from coptics.

He also predicted 9/11 to his former boss back in the late 90's. His boss thought he was loony. Guess his ex-boss's opinion has changed since then.

[sailordave]

But it's a religion of peace?

[california-jewel]

One thing i hate to say, Religion once again at the forefront of violence. These people are a bunch of loonatics, and will never change their evil evil ways.