Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria stated a total of 37 attacks carried out on churches in Egypt over the past three years, per a report, conducted by the Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral and will be referred to the House of Representatives, Youm7 reported.
Pope’s remarks came during his meeting with a delegation from the parliament to discuss sectarian violence that took place in Upper Egypt.
A total of 18 people were arrested over alleged involvement in inciting sectarian violence in Beni Suef, the head of the media office at the Interior Ministry Khaled Fawzy told El-Asema TV Channel Saturday.
The incidents took place on Friday when a number of Muslims hurled stones at a house owned by a Coptic man, where he was hosting religious rituals.
