On April 12, Easter Sunday according to the Orthodox calendar, the churches of Egypt’s Christian minorities—Coptic Orthodox and Protestants—were, as usual, under attack. According to Egyptian media, three explosions took place in Zagazig vicinity on Sunday to coincide with Easter celebrations. Two targeted churches.
The first explosion—which was placed under a parked car—took place near St. George Church (other sources call it St. Joseph Church). Soon after it, another bomb exploded near the Evangelical Church in the same area.
Unlike the many attacks on Coptic churches and persons that took place all throughout Easter Week—from attacks on other churches, proposed and to be renovated, to attacks on “blasphemers”—these latest attacks appear to have been carried out by formal Islamic terrorist organizations in Egypt (colloquially known as “ISIS in Egypt”) and not just angry Muslim mobs.
Although no injuries occurred, large numbers of casualties could have easily resulted, based on precedent. For example, on January 1, 2011, as Egypt’s Christians ushered in the New Year, car bombs went off near the Two Saints Church in Alexandria, resulting in 23 dead worshippers and dozens critically injured.
Plutarchus7 says
Al-Sisi the Great closed 27,000 mosques, but not one Christian Church. Which faith in Egypt is more truly God’s Religion of Peace? Islam or Christianity?
Nimrod says
What can you say? It’s just Muslims doing exactly what Mohammed would have done and would have them do.
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/List_of_Killings_Ordered_or_Supported_by_Muhammad
Jay Airahs says
And Islam’s collaborators are also doing exactly what Mohammed would have done and would have them do.
I wonder how long will it take before Be Affleck hires a team of Egyptian bogy-guards and local fixers to set up his ‘(Muslims are my friends & everyone come vacation at the Pyramids)’ publicity tour?
Jay Airahs says
NPR and BBC are sending in a team of crack reporters to interview local Muslims to insure that their feelings were not hurt by the lack of Christian casualties In this particular attack and to reassure them that NPR and BBC are more than willing to grovel in non-judgmental submission to Islamic violence.
Charli Main says
Like this one. Muslim arse kissing is the order of the day for the BBC and its Islam sycophantic reporters.