Media Silent As Muslims Slaughter Christians In Egypt

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While the mainstream media remains silent, Christians in Egypt are being attacked and slaughtered by the busload by Muslim extremists.

While the mainstream media remains silent, Christians in Egypt are being systematically attacked and slaughtered by the busload by Muslim extremists intent on cleansing the middle-east of any remaining Christian communities.

Masked gunmen opened fire on two buses and a truck carrying Coptic Christians in Minya, Egypt on Friday, killing at least 28, including children. At least 24 people were also injured in the attack.

The group of between eight and 10 gunmen, reportedly dressed in military uniforms according to eyewitnesses, approached the convoy in three four-wheel-drive pickup trucks before opening fire, according to local media reports and the Egyptian Interior Ministry.

They used automatic weapons,” Essam el-Bedaiwy, governor of Minya told state television as cited by AFP.

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RT reports: Heavily armed special forces and local police established a perimeter around the scene and launched a hunt for the attackers, setting up dozens of roadblocks in the area and sending out patrols to scour the desert road.

Ambulances dispatched from the cities of Beni Suef and Minya are transporting victims to local hospitals in Adwa, Minya, Maghagha, according to local news outlet Youm7.

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The US Embassy in Cairo warned of an imminent but unspecified terrorist attack on the night of May 24.

The Embassy is aware of a potential threat posted on a website by the Hassm Group, a known terrorist organization, suggesting some kind of unspecified action this evening,” the Egypt mission said in a statement.

The three-month state of emergency, declared in the wake of the Palm Sunday bombings in Tanta and Alexandria, is yet to expire.

On April 9, twin suicide bombs targeting Coptic Christians killed at least 44 people and injured more than 118  in Tanta and Alexandria. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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Coptic Christians make up roughly 10 percent of Egypt’s population of 92 million and are the Middle East’s largest Christian community.

Pope Francis visited Egypt in April to show solidarity with Christians following the April attacks. He met Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of the Coptics in Egypt.

In response to the Catholic Pope’s visit, IS promised to escalate attacks in Egypt, warning Muslims to avoid Christian gatherings.

The growing number of these terror attacks is not at all reassuring,” Fr. Rafic Greiche, the spokesman for the Egyptian Catholic Church, told local Egyptian media as cited by the AP.

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry is a writer at The People's Voice. He covers politics, business and entertainment. Speaking truth to power since he learned to talk, Baxter has travelled in over 80 countries and won arguments in every single one. Live without fear.
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1 Comment

  1. This headline IS A LIE. The story appears in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, the large British News (The Telegraph) and many other places.
    GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. Some authors on this site are becoming as bad as the MSM usually is.

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