Egypt: killed
A Coptic surgeon was found murdered in his flat on 13 January in Upper Egypt, making him the fourth Coptic Christian murder victim in ten days.
World Watch Monitor
Married father-of-two Bassam Safwat Atta, 35, who lived in Dairut City in Asyut Governorate, had a single gash in his neck and was lying face down drenched in blood, according to a neighbour who found him.