Egypt – 26 killed in attack on vehicles carrying Coptic children visiting Minya Monastery of Anba. (alAhram)
The death toll of an attack by unknown assailants on three vehicles carrying Coptic Christians on the way to Saint Samuel Monastery in the east of El-Minya governorate on Friday has reached 26, with 25 injured, a spokesman for Egypt’s health ministry announced.
Egypt’s interior ministry released details on the attack, saying in an official statement that unknown assailants driving three 4×4 wheelers attacked by “randomly shooting” the bus carrying the Copts.
The ministry added that an official count of the final death and injuries toll was underway.
A cordon was imposed around the site of the attack, with security forces intensifying efforts to catch the culprits, according to the statement.
President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi called for an emergency security meeting to follow up on the attacks.
In a statement from the presidency, El-Sisi also instructed authorities to take all necessary measures to attend to the injured and arrest the assailants.
Egypt’s Prosecutor-General Nabil Sadek has ordered an extensive investigation to arrest the attackers, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.
The injured have been transferred to nearby hospitals for first aid and will later be moved to Nasser hospital in Cairo, according to health minister instructions, state news agency MENA reported.
The prime minister and the ministers of health and social are heading to the attack scene in El-Minya.
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb condemned the attack, while on a visit to Berlin, saying that “such attacks can never satisfy a Muslim or a Christian.”
The ages of the victims ranged from children to over 60, the bishop of El-Minya told Egyptian private-owned TV Channel DMC.
The Bishop added that the vehicles attacked included a minibus and two cars.
ht/ zonga
About five years ago,I asked an Egyptian muzz reporter why the muzz in Egypt attack Coptic Christians. He said it is because the church is on the government’s side, not because they are Christians.
During the Orthodox service there is a place where the priest and the faithful pray for various things, various people, including the president, the armed forces, prisoners, travelers by air, by land, by sea, for good crops and so on, eventually the whole world and everybody including their enemies are prayed for, but not blessed.
No wonder the muzz just butchered innocent Christian children.
I’d like to use this on the perpetrators of this barbaric act. One perp, one bucket of pig offal, one perp, one bucket of pig offal…
“such attacks can never satisfy a Muslim or a Christian.”
Yep, Muslims are never satisfied with their work and always strive for more.
That’s a mighty large bucket of pig offal Uncle Al, but I like your thinking. Enough for a whole slew of jihadis and then some.
51 people + injured in three cars? How did they get that many in them?
Time to shoot back, protect the innocent, you can always pray later.
Religious cleansing underway, crickets from the left.
But don’t make fun of a trannie
Sick sad world..
Was Katy Perry available for comment?
Didn’t think so.