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Sunday, 26 February 2017

Islamic militants targeting Christians in North Sinai cause whole families to flee their homes

Christian families are fleeing their homes in North Sinai’s Al Arish, after Islamist terrorists killed another Coptic Christian this Friday, the Associated Press reported. The death was the sixth Christian to be killed in Sinai this month. The government responded by relocating the displaced citizens to Ismailia, Qalyubiyah, Cairo, and Asyut temporarily until the crisis is averted, Youm7 said. At President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s request, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ordered state bodies to coordinate with the various city governors to ensure that the families are being aided and that their medical needs are met. Daesh affiliates in the region had vowed to step up their attacks against the Christian population in a video released last week. The story is dominating international headlines on Egypt — see Egypt in the News, below, for more.

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