Christians In The Middle East Are Now Targeted By Al Qaeda

Al-Qaida Threatens Christians in Egypt, Elsewhere in Middle East -- Voice of America

Christians in the Middle East are on alert after Islamist extremists called them "legitimate targets" days after a bloody siege of a Baghdad church. In Egypt, security has been stepped up around Christian sites as Islamists demand the release of two Coptic women who reportedly converted to Islam.

Al-Qaida in Iraq posted a internet statement saying "the killing sword will not be lifted" from the necks of Christians, in Iraq and across the region.

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