An Egyptian Christian shot in the head by a suspected Islamic extremist in Libya succumbed to his injuries at home in Egypt on March 15.
His family moved him back to Egypt against a doctor’s recommendation; the injury had left him in a coma until his death.
On March 2 in Benghazi, Libya, at least one gunman ambushed Tobia while he loaded fruit and vegetables onto his produce stand. The attacker shot Tobia in the head and fled the scene. No one has claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Rethink
The killing has devastated the Tobia family, but at the same time, his uncle said, it has caused them to rethink their lives. ‘We had dry faith, and we needed something to bring us closer to God, to talk more to him and repent’, Tawfik said. ‘And the death of Salama has made us pray to him and confess all our sins. Sometimes when we are far away from God, God is patient and waits for us to confess our sins and come back. But sometimes he tests us.’
