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Date
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Location
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Violence
Act
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June 11, 1972
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El-Khanka - Cairo
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A Church was burned.
Destroyed several merchants stores
owned by Copts.
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March 1978
|
Province of Assiut
El-Minya and Cairo
|
Several churches were burned.
Abo-Za’abl - Cairo Church was burned.
Several Coptic priests were attacked,
resulted in killing a priest in the city of Samaloot - El-Minya
Province.
|
|
August 3, 1978
|
Mansha Delo
Qalubyia Province
|
The Murder of two Copts.
|
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September 4, 1978
|
El-Tawfiqiah Samaloot
El-Minya Province
|
The Murder of Father Ghbryial
Abd El-Metagaly (priest), a woman and a child.
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|
November 24, 1978
|
Abu-Teeg
Assiut Province
|
The Murder of Father Rewais Zakher
(priest)
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|
March, 1979
|
Cairo
|
The burning of ancient church
of Qasar El-Reyhan - Old Cairo
|
|
January, 1980
|
Alexandria
|
Several Churches were attacked.
|
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March, 1981
|
Cairo
|
A heavily armed attack on Copts
living in El-Zawoia El-Hamra district resulted in the murder
of one priest, burning-alive 23 families and destruction of
tens of pharmacies and merchant stores owned by Copts.
|
|
March, 1987
|
City of Sohag
|
Civil and sectarian unrest erupted
after rumors and accusations by members of El-Gama’a Al-Islamia,
that Christians burned Quotb masque in the city of Sohag.
They enticed Moslems to burn St. Mary Church which is adjacent
to the masque in question.
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|
September, 1987
|
City of El-Minya
|
Skirmishes between by members
of El-Gama’a Al-Islamia and Copts caused by the attack of
by members of El-Gama’a Al-Islamia on a musical gathering.
|
|
September, 1988
|
Rode El-Farrag - Cairo
|
The Rode El-Farrag Church was
completely burned and destroyed.
|
|
November, 1988
|
Shobra - Cairo
|
An explosive charge was thrown
at St. Mary Church, during a wedding ceremony.
|
|
January, 1989
|
City of El-Minya
|
Violence and random attack on
Copts by members of El-Gama’a Al-Islamia.
|
|
December, 1989
|
City of Assiut
|
Violent Riots and attacks by members
of El-Gama’a Al-Islamia against Copts.
|
|
March, 1990
|
Abo Qurqas
El-Minya Province
|
Violent riots by Moslems against
Copts, resulted in burning several stores owned by Copts.
|
|
April, 1990
|
Alexandria
|
The Murder of 7 Copts, including
a priest and an infant child.
|
|
May 12, 1990
|
Ain Shams -Cairo
|
An explosive charge was thrown
at St. Mary Church.
|
|
February, 1991
|
Ban-Swief
|
Three pharmacies owned by Copts
were set on fire.
|
|
April, 1991
|
City of El-Minya
|
Renewed violence against Copts
by El-Gama’a Al-Islamia.
|
|
April, 1991
|
Ain-Shams, Shobra, and Zaiton - Cairo
|
Several jewelry stores owned by
Copts, were broken into and looted.
|
|
September, 1991
|
Embaba - Cairo
|
Several Copts were murdered and
destroyed their homes.
|
|
May, 1992
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of 12 Coptic student
along with their teacher during a class.
|
|
January, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic man.
|
|
January, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic shop owner
and wounding 3 others, on the hands of members of “Jihad”
Islamic Group.
|
|
June, 1993
|
Sohag
|
A clash between a Moslem and a
Christian families, resulted in a killing of 2 Copts.
|
|
July, 1993
|
Assiut
|
The murder of a Copt on the hand
of Islamic radical militant.
|
|
August, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of a Copt on the hand
of Islamic radical militant.
|
|
August, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic school
vice-principle.
|
|
August, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of the detention center
hospital Coptic manager, on the hands of El-Gama’a Al-Islamia.
|
|
August, 1993
|
Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic jewelry
stores owner.
|
|
September, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The attack on the Anglican Church
by 3 Islamic radical militant
|
|
October, 1993
|
Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic liquor
store owner and his son.
|
|
October, 1993
|
Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic secret
service policeman.
|
|
October, 1993
|
Dayrout - Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic pharmacist
and wounding 2 others in an attack by Islamic radical militant.
|
|
October, 1993
|
Assiut
|
Wounding of a Coptic pharmacist
in an attack by Islamic radical militant
|
|
October, 1993
|
Assiut
|
The murder of a Coptic policeman.
|
|
March, 1994
|
El-Dair El-Moharaq
Dayrout - Assiut
|
An armed assault on the visitors
and the Fathers of the monastery, resulted in the death of
5 Copts. The assault was carried out by Islamic radical militant.
|
|
February, 1996
|
El-Badary - Assiut
|
The murder of 5 Copts.
|
|
March, 1996
|
Kafr-Demiana
El-Sharqeya
|
An assault on homes and store
shops of Copts, resulted in looting and destroying the whole
Christian village and its Church and shops.
|
|
February, 1997
|
El-Fekrya Abo Qurqas
El-Minya Province
|
An armed assault on a Coptic church
during Sunday school service, resulted in murdering 10 parishioners
inside the church.
|
|
March 13, 1997
|
Nagaa Hamady
Quena
|
The murder of 8 Copts. No one
arrested by the police.
|
|
April 23, 1997
|
El-Minya
|
The murder of 2 Copts, one of
which is a policeman. No one arrested by the police.
|
|
August, 1998
|
El-Kosheh
Sohag - Province
|
The murder of 2 Coptic youths
in a homicide case and the wounding of 2 other Copts, was
dramatically evolved into a sectarian attack on Copts in the
village. It resulted in the arrest and torture of almost 1200
Coptic children, women, elders and men on the hands of the
local police authorities, prevent charges on the Moslems perpetrators
of the gruesome homicide of the 2 Copts.
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|
January 2000
|
El-Kosheh
Sohag - Province
|
The murder of 21 Copts and the
destruction of ten’s of store shops were completely destroyed,
as a result of an random and armed raid on Copts. There were
ten’s of wounded Copts as a result of this attack. The killers
got two years jail term and are now FREE.
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