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Priest of Amiriya demands police to save the Copts

Nader Shoukry

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Wednesday ,23 September 2015

Priest of Amiriya demands police to save the Copts

Father Poktor Nashed, priest of St. Mary Church in Amiriya, Alexandria, called police to move and save the Copts in the village after several extremists attacked the church.Father Poktor Nashed, priest of St. Mary Church in Amiriya, Alexandria, called police to move and save the Copts in the village after several extremists attacked the church.

The attack came after police returned a piece of land to its Coptic owner after dispute with a Muslim litigant.
 
Soon, the scene changed into typical sectarian strife in which the extremists decided to stone the church and attack her while the priest and the congregation were inside.