Egypt: Christians targeted in pro-Morsi violence
In the violence that exploded across Egypt on August 14, supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi attacked scores of church buildings and Christian-owned homes and businesses in response to national security forces breaking up two protest camps in downtown Cairo.
Morning Star News
At least two Coptic Christians were killed in the reprisal attacks, which started midmorning after the armed break-up of the camps that the Muslim Brotherhood and others had occupied for six weeks. Pro-Morsi assailants attacked 27 church buildings, setting fires that gutted most of them, according to the Coptic Watani Weekly; the government reported attacks on only seven Coptic churches.
