Christians Targeted by Mob Following Wedding Attack in Egypt

10/8/2020  Egypt  (ICC)

On October 5, a group of extremists attacked the homes of Coptic Christians in the Egyptian village of Dabous. The mob attack followed an incident at a neighboring village’s wedding. Two young Muslim adults bullied and beat a 10-year-old Coptic Christian child after the wedding, and some Christian adults subsequently confronted the two attackers. The confrontation became violent and resulted in the Muslim men being injured. One of the Muslim individuals involved in this incident retaliated by beating a Coptic man and his son with a hose and in the end all the Muslims gathered to beat the Copts, injuring five or six Christians. The situation in Dabous remains tense, and the outcome uncertain. The village is located within an area heavily populated by Christians, and community-based violence toward them by Islamic extremists is common.

Please pray…

• Pray that those injured in this attack would heal quickly and that tempers on both sides of the conflict will cool down.
• Pray that the Christians will be able to show the love of Jesus to their persecutors.
• Pray that the Christians will be able to live and worship freely.