Faith
Under Fire....
Coptic church in Egypt attacked, burned by Muslim fanatics
Building torched after refusal to remove cross – crowd said Friday
prayers at site
Coptic World
Created on 30 Sept. 2011 09:43:19 AM
Fanatics remove the cross of the church
St George's Church in the village of Al Marinab of the province of
Edfu was attacked and burned by Muslim fanatics from the same and
neighboring villages. No one was inside the church during the
attack. This church was attacked several weeks ago by the same mob
of Muslims who demanded to remove its cross. Today, they succeeded
in doing so as they have been threatening for several days. They
prayed their Friday prayers in front of the burned church. The
fanatics numbered approximately 150. Three adjacent homes, a store
as well as a building, all of which are owned by Copts, have also
been burned.
No arrests were made. Muslim fanatics have prevented fire trucks
from coming on the scene. No protection or justice has been
promised for the Copts of the village has been pledged by
authorities. Copts fear these acts will continue to increase as
the government continues to allow these criminal acts to go
unchecked. This is the fourth Coptic church to be destroyed by
Muslims this year following the revolution.