Egypt: mass exodus
Hundreds of Christians left the Egyptian town of Al-Arish in northern Sinai after the third Copt in a week was gunned down on 23 February, reportedly by militants linked to so-called Islamic State (IS).
Morning Star News
The mass exodus comes after three Coptic Christians were killed in what appears to be the work of militants making good on IS threats issued on a 19 February video promising to rid the country of ‘idolaters’. The latest slaying was the seventh killing of a Copt in Sinai in a month.
