An Egyptian Christian woman in a Coptic Orthodox church in Alexandria © Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
The Independent: Elderly Christian woman stripped naked and paraded through streets by mob
The 300-strong mob of Muslim men in rural Egypt also burned down seven homes belonging to Orthodox Coptic families, over rumours of an affair between a local Christian man and a Muslim woman
A 70-year-old Christian woman has been stripped naked, beaten and paraded through the streets by a mob of around 300 Muslim men in a village in southern Egypt.
The mob also burned down seven homes belonging to Christian families, according to an unusually outspoken statement issued by the local Orthodox Coptic church, after rumours circulated in the village that a Christian man was having a relationship with a Muslim woman.
The violence started at around 8pm on 20 May, and the local diocese said it was two hours before police responded, by which point the mob had already dispersed.
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WNU Editor: As I have said more than once before .... violence against Christians in the Middle East continues to be one of the most under-reported stories in the main stream media.
More News On Muslims Targeting Coptic Christians In Egypt
Egypt Muslims attack Christian woman, houses after affair rumor -- Reuters
Egypt: Muslim Mob Attacks Christians, Parade Naked Woman -- AP
Muslim mob strips, beats & drags elderly woman through streets, torches Christian homes in Egypt -- RT
Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II calls for restraint after Minya sectarian attack against Christians -- Ahram Online
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