Abba Zosima, Bishop of Atfih, said that several Facebook pages incited against the church and called to attack it, which was reported to the police before the attack.
He explained that a rumor about fixing a bill and a cross in the church was behind the attack on the church that has been opened more than 10 years ago.
The church of Prince Tadros in the village of Koum al-Wasilin has been attacked by hundreds of militants after the Friday prayers.
