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Islamists loot churches, target Christians in Egypt
AFTER torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like "prisoners of war" before a Muslim woman offered them refuge. Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob.
Egypt puts 48 on trial for church burning
EGYPT’S public prosecutor has referred 48 people for trial at the criminal court for being involved in the deadly sectarian violence that led to the burning of a church in the Cairo district of Imbaba last month.
130 Egyptian Christians spend Christmas in jail
AN estimated 130 Christians in Egypt still remain in prison after police attacked a church under construction a few days ago, Christian Aid Mission reported.
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No foul play in Mandissa’s death, police say
While no cause of death has been revealed, Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee said Monday that no foul play is suspected.
