Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in Egypt

[oberliner]

Source: Reuters

CAIRO (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least 11 people on Friday in attacks on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo before he was wounded and arrested, the Egyptian interior ministry and church officials said.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, in a statement carried out by its Amaq news agency, though it provided no evidence for the claim.



Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-security/gunman-kills-11-in-attacks-on-coptic-church-christian-owned-shop-in-egypt-idUSKBN1EN0SX

[keithbvadu2]

1. Christians bombed a Christian church and killed several little girls in Alabama.

Christians bombed a Christian church and killed several little girls in Alabama.

[oberliner]

2. Huh?

What does have to do with anything?

[demosincebirth]

3. Here we go again. The wide-brush-painter of Christians. Changing the narrative comletelly, just like

Trump

[Igel]

4. It's like another version of the news I saw earlier today.

After saying "X Copts killed by Islamists" it had to go into an equally long excursus on how the same group killed even more Muslims in the north of Sinai.

I inferred not so much that "this group is bad" but "please don't think they hold any animus against Xians, because that might make it religious."

[LeftishBrit]

5. Terrible, but it doesn't excuse ISIS' actions

[DorothyG]

7. are you talking about a recent event?

more info please.

[keithbvadu2]

9. You must not have been following the Roy Moore situation in Alabama.

[7962]

11. No, just reaching back to the Alabama church bombing of the 60s

Cause thats the best he could do to equivocate

[romanic]

14. So that makes this tragedy ok?

Because it was Christians? >_>

[keithbvadu2]

15. If you say so. 'Equivocate', eh?

If you say so. 'Equivocate', eh?

[ileus]

17. Last week? Year? Decade?

[John Fante]

6. Muslims are #1 victim of extremist groups like ISIS

by an enormous margin.

Good luck getting the OP to post links to those stories.

[uppityperson]

8. There are plenty stories of Muslims being harmed by ISIS. What's your point?

[Yonnie3]

10. The OP is posting a link to a current news story.

The OP is not required to post that story or any other story. Your observation about Muslims being the #1 victim is correct. I don't understand why you imply that the OP should post links to other stories. If you want other stories linked, go for it. Post them.

[7962]

12. They're also the #1 perpetrators. So theres that, too. nt

[jcmaine72]

13. Great post! Thanks for providing some perspective.

It seems like any excuse to defame Muslims is a good excuse for some. The larger picture, of course, suggests something entirely different.

[xor]

18. I agree! This story should not have been posted here even if it is true.

Oh wait, I don't actually believe that. Do you?

[Eliot Rosewater]

16. Some folks need to be reminded of that, not that it will matter at all, unfortunately.