Muslims Demolish Church-Owned Building in Egypt

Religion Today | Published: Jan 18, 2013

Muslims Demolish Church-Owned Building in Egypt

Hundreds of Muslims came out of mosques earlier this week armed with hammers, and destroyed a social services building belonging to the Coptic Church while chanting Islamic slogans, ASSIST News Service reports. Security forces arrived after the building was completely destroyed. According to the Assyrian International News Agency, the 100-square-meter building in the village of Fanous -- which had a reception hall on the first floor and a kindergarten on the second -- had all the necessary government permits, but Muslims insisted the Christians were "building a church" and broadcast a message on loudspeakers to Muslims in surrounding villages to assist in destroying it. A number of local Copts filed a police report, but no Muslim has been arrested. 



Muslims Demolish Church-Owned Building in Egypt