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United
Copts of Great Britain learned that an attack by more than 3000 Muslim
extremists’ mob took place yesterday 23/11/08.
The attack has led to extensive damages to St Mary and Anba Abraam church, Ain
Shams, Cairo.
The building of the church, which was consecrated the same day in the morning
seems to have trigged massive hostility.
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The
radicalised mob could not stand the sight of the building which they called
“infidels worship house in Islamic Land” shouting “No god but
Allah” and “Allah Akbar” “we will demolish the church” Events escalated
from bad to worse when the number of Muslim demonstrators swelled up reaching
more than 3,000 people who gathered in front of the Virgin Mary and Anba Ibraam
church.
Security forces tried to disperse the protesters but
they could not meet the hostile crowd which came in large numbers from different
areas. The crowed attacked the church, hurled stones and burned several cars
owned by Christians, and causing the injury of more than 5 people. Worshipers
and several priests were trapped inside the church unable to return home because
of the hostile crowd outside.
The Egyptian police did not
seem to be too bothered about arresting the perpetrator of violence at the start
of the riot. The police had a flimsy existence from the beginning of the attack
about 5pm local time.
At 12
midnight, Cairo time the police
arrested Imad Abdullah, Joseph Fuad Ramses and Yusuf Nasim all Christians. Also
arrested 38 Muslim youth but soon released 30 of them “under the pretext of
being minors”
United Copts of Great Britain learned that the
Assistant Investigation Police Department deputy Inspector Wael Tahoon had a
hand in planning and executing the attack on the church.
The
history as given to us goes back to a year and a half ago, when a Christian man
bought a factory and built a church on the site following obtaining the
necessary permits. As soon as the permit to build the church was obtained, and
before the building began it was a surprise to find a mosque is being built
opposite the planned church site.
The mosque
builders continued to harass the church builders throughout the period of
building the church to extreme degree including urinating on the walls of the
new building and threatening contractor and workers by
death.
During the Morning Prayer of consecration, worshipers
were surprised that Al-Nour mosque opposite the church started to broadcast
Koran at 10
o’clock in the morning
with loud speakers on full volume. Witnesses said that the imam of the mosque
said that the Eid prayers are to start today and will continue until the day of
the Feast (which is many days earlier the usual schedule). The speakers
transmitted loud talk and noise in an attempt to Provoke Copts inside the
church. The police were present but few in numbers.
Fanatic
Muslims started to gather about 5
o’clock in the afternoon,
the influx of a large number of citizens from different parts of Ain Shams,
Ezbet El-Nakhl, Madinet El-Salaam, and Mataria made thye numbers well over 3000.
The crowd started shouting and denouncing the building of a new
church.
Slogans such as “We will demolish the church” “Islam
is the solution "," Allah is greatest "," No church will be built here "...
etc continued till 4:00 AM on the 24th.
The
security began to arrive about 7 pm, later joined
with fire trucks to disperse the demonstrators with water hoses but in
vein.
A group of lawyers, including Copts Nabil Gabriel,
Saeed Abdel Meseeh, Said Fayez, Ashraf Edward, and Joseph Ibrahim, director of
the Egyptian Centre for Human Rights and Development were present, the centre
will issue a statement about the event in late November.
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