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July 8, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/685429/Mob-5-000-attacks-Christians-for-building-church-shouting-Egypt-is-Islamic

Egyptian Mob of 5,000 Attacks Christians for Opening a Church

(Express-UK) Katie Mansfield - Vigilantes torched two homes and looted ten in Baidaa village in Egypt after hearing rumors that Christian worship was taking place on the top two floors of the home of villager Naim Aziz Moussa. A baying mob gathered and threw stones, shouting, "We don't want a church, we will knock down the church building, Egypt is an Islamic country." Many of the 80 Coptic Christians who live in the village were injured by the mob of 5,000.

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