Egypt: an attack against a Coptic church foiled?Posted January 7, 2013 at 12:31, updated January 7, 2013 at 13:38The Egyptian army has foiled an assassination attempt before dawn Monday against a Coptic church.The Egyptian army has foiled an assassination attempt before dawn Monday against a Coptic church. / Credits: AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIAShareSend to a friendRead also
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Churches attacked in Cairo, ten deadTags: Copts in Egypt, Gaza Strip, Egypt, ChristmasAttack against a Coptic church in Rafah have been defeated by the Egyptian army in the night from Sunday to Monday, according to the official MENA news agency. Sources within the security services suggest yet another track: that of a planned attack against a military camp.According to the official news agency MENA, the army has foiled Monday before dawn, an assassination attempt against a Coptic church in Rafah, a town bordering Gaza. The incident occurred "at 1am (local time)," while the Copts (Egyptian Christians) celebrated Christmas. These patrols, said the agency seized a Toyota car filled with weapons and ammunition near the church while a second car with which were masked men fled.End of September, residents and officials had indicated that several Coptic families in the city of Rafah fled after receiving death threats from Islamists. But this Monday is an important day for the Copts of Egypt, who are celebrating their first Christmas as a power from the Muslim Brotherhood, in a climate of concern over the rise of political Islam, despite assurances of authorities.An abandoned church?However, the runway attack on the Christian community is not the only one. Members of the Egyptian security services say that the church indeed, the only Rafah was abandoned two years after being burned and looted in the wake of the revolt against President Hosni Mubarak ousted today. These sources have not ruled out that the assassination attempt was in fact a military camp under construction in the area, and has been attacked by radical Islamists in the past.The Egyptian security services occasionally announce arrests and seizures of weapons in the Sinai Peninsula neighbor, by which illegally channeled weapons to Gaza. Precisely, the Sinai is experiencing a resurgence of instability since the fall of the Mubarak regime in February 2011, with increased activities of radical groups who regularly take the army and police targets. Friday, the security services be announced before U.S. missile manufacturing for the Gaza Strip controlled by the Islamist Palestinian Hamas who advocate armed struggle against Israel.
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Violence in Egypt will power "an iron fist"
Churches attacked in Cairo, ten deadTags: Copts in Egypt, Gaza Strip, Egypt, ChristmasAttack against a Coptic church in Rafah have been defeated by the Egyptian army in the night from Sunday to Monday, according to the official MENA news agency. Sources within the security services suggest yet another track: that of a planned attack against a military camp.According to the official news agency MENA, the army has foiled Monday before dawn, an assassination attempt against a Coptic church in Rafah, a town bordering Gaza. The incident occurred "at 1am (local time)," while the Copts (Egyptian Christians) celebrated Christmas. These patrols, said the agency seized a Toyota car filled with weapons and ammunition near the church while a second car with which were masked men fled.End of September, residents and officials had indicated that several Coptic families in the city of Rafah fled after receiving death threats from Islamists. But this Monday is an important day for the Copts of Egypt, who are celebrating their first Christmas as a power from the Muslim Brotherhood, in a climate of concern over the rise of political Islam, despite assurances of authorities.An abandoned church?However, the runway attack on the Christian community is not the only one. Members of the Egyptian security services say that the church indeed, the only Rafah was abandoned two years after being burned and looted in the wake of the revolt against President Hosni Mubarak ousted today. These sources have not ruled out that the assassination attempt was in fact a military camp under construction in the area, and has been attacked by radical Islamists in the past.The Egyptian security services occasionally announce arrests and seizures of weapons in the Sinai Peninsula neighbor, by which illegally channeled weapons to Gaza. Precisely, the Sinai is experiencing a resurgence of instability since the fall of the Mubarak regime in February 2011, with increased activities of radical groups who regularly take the army and police targets. Friday, the security services be announced before U.S. missile manufacturing for the Gaza Strip controlled by the Islamist Palestinian Hamas who advocate armed struggle against Israel.
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