Muslims attack Christians in Egypt’s south over allegations that girl was abducted
ICC Note: Christian-owned stores were attacked in Upper Egypt by Muslim villagers who accused the Christian community of kidnapping a Muslim girl on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Attacks on Christians and their places of worship in Egypt are often sparked by rumors of conversion or alleged affairs between Christian men and Muslim women.
3/19/2013 Egypt (Associated Press) – Hundreds of Muslim villagers in Egypt’s south have attacked Christian-owned stores in search of a girl whose family claims was abducted.
The villagers assaulted the stores Tuesday and surrounded two churches in the city of al-Wasta in Bani Suef province in Egypt’s south. Security forces guarded the churches. No casualties were reported.
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