Isaac Ibrahim,‪ researcher for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights,‬ said that kidnapping the Copts for ransom in Minya has became more of a phenomenon.

Father Philopatir Gamil, Coptic priest, said that he wouldn’t have encouraged his people to participate in the demonstrations at Maspero if he had known anything about this massacre, or they would have changed its directory in order to save the people.

"Copts Sweden" have demanded in a statement an immediate investigation into the Maspero massacre and to hold the killers accountable for their crimes.

Egyptian Ministry of Health declared that 28 people were killed and 94 were wounded in yesterday’s clashes as demonstrations turn violent.

Buthina Kamel, anchor at the Egyptian television, said that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have attacked her at Dokky, Giza describing her as infidel since she opposes their policies as she was holding the Egyptian flag. Kamel added that the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, consider holding the Egyptian flag a crime.