Protesters burn Coptic shops in Egypt
A crowd of protesters set alight shops belonging to Coptic Christians in Luxor ahead of a controversial blasphemy trial.
Published On 2 Jun 2014
A crowd of protesters has burned shops owned by Coptic Christians near the ancient city of Luxor on Monday, hours before a trial for a Coptic Christian accused of blasphemy, a security official said.
The official said he saw the crowd throw petrol bombs at the shops in the village of el-Mahameed near Luxor on Monday.
He said authorities were investigating the attack.
The attack came hours before the start of a trial in Luxor for Kerolos Ghattas, a young Coptic Christian charged with contempt to Islam over a series of alleged Internet postings.
Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population.
Source: AP