16 defendants arrested in the attacks of church in Atfih

Nader Shoukry

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Tuesday ,26 December 2017

16 defendants arrested in the attacks of church in Atfih

The prosecutor decided to detain 16 defendants in the attack of St. Tadrus Coptic Orthodox church in Atfih village.

The defendants were accused of demolishing the church and attacking 3 Copts who were injured.

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Nader Shoukry

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Nothing has changed Atfih since 2011. The attacks against the Copts and their churches that continued ever since! The Coptic Church of Seoul village, Atfih, was attacked in 2011, and no one has been punished. Only few sessions of fake reconciliation were held to free the perpetrators and deprive the Copts of their rights. The same scenario was repeated on December 22, 2017 when hundreds of Muslims demonstrated aft