Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning was the arrest of 15 people who took part in attacking “an unlicensed church” in Atfih, south of Cairo. The attack wounded three people, an Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said on Saturday, according to The Associated Press. “The church in Giza just outside of Cairo is yet to be sanctioned by the state but has been holding prayers for 15 years. The diocese said it had officially sought to legalize the building’s status under a 2016 law that laid down the rules for building churches.” The authorities responded by detaining 15 people pending an investigation into the attack, a security source told Reuters. “Those detained are accused of stirring sectarian strife, harming national unity and destroying private property,” one judicial source said.

Coptic Christians fear attacks during the holidays season but “will not give in,” says a report by Sky News. “We’re a very resilient people, we will remain in Egypt and continue to practice – the terrorists will not stop us,” on person is quoted in the report.