Thursday, August 08, 2013

Church Pastor's Niece, 10, Gunned Down Leaving Sunday School Class, Dozens Injured as Attacks Against Egypt's Christians Continue


An horrific attack has taken place against Egypt's Christian Coptic community, after several unidentified individuals indiscriminately opened fire in front of the Evangelical church in Ain Shams, a suburb of Cairo, killing Jessi Paulis Issa, 10, and injuring dozens of Copts.

According to reports, Issa was the niece of the church's pastor. After the killing, Issa's young body was transferred to the Cairo forensics team as the Copt community were left to mourn the latest horrendous attack against them.

"Bearded men belonging to Morsi's supporters opened fire on the citizens as they were exiting from the church," one witness described. "They fled the scene in a pick-up truck." Read more

Also see
Muslim Brotherhood Acting as a 'Bully' in Egypt, Attacking Christians, Sowing Sectarian Unrest, Committee Claims

1 comment:

Jen Shroder said...

This is so sad. And few real news outlets are reporting the targeting. Sad and praying.