9 Christians Killed, 150 Injured in Attack By 15,000 Muslims and Egyptian Army
According to Father Abram Fahmy, pastor of St. Simon the Tanner Monastery in Mokatam Hills, on the outskirts of Cairo, Copts were killed and injured today in a fresh attack by Muslims. It was reported the Egyptian army fired live ammunition on Copts. The attack has claimed until now the lives of 9 Copts and injured 150, 45 seriously.
Muslims threw fire balls at the Monastery from the top of the hills. Coptic youth have arrested five of them, who are now being held within the Monastery grounds, waiting to be handed over to the authorities.
Eight homes and 20 garbage recycling factories owned by Copts have been torched, as well as 30 garbage collection vehicles.
The incident started when 500 Coptic demonstrators from Manshier Nasr, also known as “Garbage City,” which is near the Monastery, were on their way to join the Coptic protest near the Egyptian TV Building, to show their solidarity with the Copts of the village of Soul in Atfif, who were forcibly displaced from their village and their church torched. Nearly 15,000 Muslims from the nearby area of Sayeda Aisha and Mokattam, who were armed with weapons including automatic guns, confronted the Copts.
The clashes first started with hurling of stones at the Coptic demonstrators, then Molotov Cocktails. According to eyewitnesses the Copts called the army which arrived at the scene at 15:00 with 10 tanks . At first the military stood by watching, then shot in the air, then at the Coptic side with live ammunition.
“We were at one side and the Muslim on the other, we have hundreds of injured at the Coptic side,” said an eyewitness. “The Muslims were also shooting from behind the army tanks.”
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Comentário por ruicarmo — Março 9, 2011 @ 19:34
Peço desculpa pela duplicação. Segui outro link e não tinha reparado. Como já postei, vou deixar ficar para reforçar a mensagem.
Comentário por André Azevedo Alves — Março 9, 2011 @ 19:49
nao pode ser, afinal o islao é paz….
Comentário por jorge — Março 9, 2011 @ 19:52
Acho muito bem e nada há a desculpar.
Comentário por ruicarmo — Março 9, 2011 @ 19:52
Só uma pequenas correcção: morreram 11 pessoas nos confrontos, 6 cristãos e 5 muçulmanos. Tal obviamente não retira qualquer gravidade à situação. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/201138211326148908.html
Comentário por Carlos Guimarães Pinto — Março 9, 2011 @ 20:12
Se a Al-Jazira diz, está dito! Que credibilidade é que tem a AINA?
Comentário por Luís Cardoso — Março 9, 2011 @ 21:29
A bbc conta uma história semelhante http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12683568
Comentário por Carlos Guimarães Pinto — Março 10, 2011 @ 04:10
A bbc ahahahah!
Comentário por lucklucky — Março 10, 2011 @ 08:33