Coptic student kidnapped at gunpoint in Tama

Unidentified gunmen have abducted a Coptic Christian student called Ayman A. Boutros, demanding about 40 thousand dollars ransom. 

 

Police were reported and the matter is under investigation.

 

It's worth mentioning that Coptic Christians are targeted in Egypt, and many of them are abducted for ransoms, especially in upper Egypt.