657:"Al-Ahram newspaper mentions that the sole Muslim victim was killed at the outskirts of the city while riding a taxi with some of his Christian friends "قتل أيمن المسلم بجوار رفيق المسيحي في سيارة تاكسي علي حدود المدينة. المصادفة قادت رفيق ومينا إلي سيارة أجرة, يقودها أسامة محمد عبد اللطيف' أمين شرطة بمركز نجع حمادي يعمل علي تحسين أحواله المعيشية, فمرتبات الحكومة هزيلة لا تسمن ولا تغني من جوع..ثم تقابلا مع سامح صلاح شقيق سوزان, وأيمن حامد هاشم, وأخذوا التاكسي يتجولون به ليلة العيد. عاد من شغله في السابعة مساء, ثم اغتسل وخرج..وقابل رفيق في العاشرة..وماتا معا برصاصات بلطجي لا يعرف ربنا!""
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560:. A number of them were charged with demonstrating illegally, chanting slogans against the state, and causing disorder. Group members denied these allegations, stating that Egyptian police arrested them when they arrived at the train station, and that the group had not had time to engage in any activities.
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tribe of Al-Hawara were arrested and charged with premeditated murder in association with the Nag
Hammadi massacre. The three accused were Mohamed Ahmed Hassanein, more commonly known as Hamam el-Kamouny, Qurshi Abul Haggag and Hendawi Sayyed. The trial opened on 13 February 2010. Despite initially
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Christians form the largest religious minority in Egypt, and represent between 15% and 20% of a population of over 100 million Egyptians. Estimates of the size of Egypt's Christian population vary from the low government figures of 6 to 7 million to the 15 to 19 million reported by Christian
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adjourned the trial until 20 March 2010, and the trial was subsequently delayed twelve times. The accused men appeared in court for the final verdict on 16 January 2011. El-Kamouny received a death sentence for the "premeditated murder" of seven people, as well as for the "attempted murder" of the
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On 15 January, 29 Egyptian human rights activists, bloggers, and members of political parties visited Nag
Hammadi in order to show solidarity with the Coptic community against the recent attacks on Coptic civilians. All 29 activists were arrested by Egyptian police while on their way to pay their
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Hammadi massacre and the associated attacks, the Egyptian police raided the homes of Coptic Christian families in Nag Hammadi on 10 January 2010, and arrested 22 young Copts, most of whom were teenagers. These Copts were detained at the Nag Hammadi police station for a few days,
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groups have criticized local authorities' handling of such cases. Police have been accused of delaying their response to reports of fighting and then simply arresting more
Christians than Muslims. Criminal investigations are occasionally discontinued in favor of informal reconciliation meetings.
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that, for days, he had expected something to happen on
Christmas Eve. He said he left the church minutes before the attack, and had to take the back door when a suspiciously driven car swerved near him. Seconds later he heard the mayhem and machine-gun fire.
417:). The Coptic community has been targeted by terrorism throughout the past by Islamic extremists, and has faced varying degrees of discriminatory government policies, such as restrictions on building churches and a school curriculum focused on
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demonstrated, carrying placards condemning "the shocking silence of the authorities" and stating "We are All Copts". On the same day, Egyptian police arrested 20 people who demonstrated in the town of
Bahgura against the Nag Hammadi massacre.
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132:. The massacre resulted in the murder of eight Copts and one Muslim bystander. Nine other Copts were confirmed to be wounded, and two Muslims were reportedly wounded in the attack.
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made his first remarks directly condemning what happened. He stated that "The criminal act in Nag
Hammadi has made the hearts of Egyptians bleed, whether Copts or Muslims".
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confessing to the police, they pleaded not guilty to the charges of premeditated murder, putting lives of citizens at risk, and damaging property. The
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gunmen in front of the Nag Hammadi cathedral, as Coptic Christians were leaving the church after celebrating the midnight
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nine others who were wounded. The other two defendants were sentenced on 20 February 2011.
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violence in Egypt, and the worst since the murder of 21 Coptic Christians in
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851:"7 people killed in a shooting incident in southern Egypt"
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1166:Egypt arrests Nag Hammadi shooters
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1378:Islamist attacks on churches
1368:Victims of Islamic terrorism
1206:. BBC News. 14 February 2010
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1182:"Church attack spark riots"
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1333:Islamic terrorism in Egypt
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617:List of massacres in Egypt
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1353:Massacres in Egypt
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1028:on 7 November 2018
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235:Judiciary of Egypt
192:Modern persecution
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