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Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/79124/Egypt/Politics-/Churches-torched-across-Egypt-in-antiCoptic-violen.aspx

Churches Torched across Egypt in Anti-Coptic Violence by Morsi Loyalists

(Al-Ahram-Egypt) Ayat Al-Tawy - Churches across Egypt came under frenzied attack Thursday as Morsi loyalists orchestrated nationwide assaults on Christian targets throughout the country. The Coptic rights group Maspero Youth Union (MYU) estimated that as many as 36 churches were "completely" devastated by fire across nine Egyptian governorates, including Minya, Sohag and Assiut - home to large Coptic communities. Many other churches were looted or stormed. Egypt's army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi pledged the military would cover the costs of restoration for all damaged churches. Morsi's Islamist backers also set dozens of police stations ablaze across Egypt and attempted to storm provincial governor offices following Wednesday's bloody crackdown. A group of Morsi supporters also set fire to the finance ministry building in Cairo's Nasr City district.

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