His name was Paula Mansour Fawzi and he was an 18-year-old working part-time at Kentucky Fried Chicken to make a living for himself and his family.
On the 5th of February, Paula’s life ended after armed men fired live ammunition at the KFC store before setting it on fire.
Paula, like the Jordanian pilot brutally killed by ISIS members two days earlier, burned to death in the store located in Menoufiya, a city north of Cairo. However, unlike Moaz al-Kassasbeh, Paula’s story remains largely unheard of in Egypt.
Paula leaves behind his sister and two parents. According to his mother, the young man graduated from high school recently and had been working at KFC to help with family expenses, including treatment for his father who is suffering from kidney failure.
Following Paula’s death and the torching of the KFC, one group dubbing itself the Giza Popular Resistance apparently praised the attack in Menoufiya and called for similar attacks across Egypt.
It remains to be seen whether those inciting violence on the group will be apprehended by the relevant authorities.
On Egyptian television, Paula’s mother called on the perpetrators of the Menoufiya attack to be brought to justice.
However, as recent incidents show, including the death of a 10-year-old child who was shot dead while saving his friend, assailants are often difficult to identify.
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My God! What are we becoming as human beings?? we are ALL human, are we not?? Can we not at least start in that commonality and treat each other with the same decency we would like to be treated?? Prayers for Paula’s family and loved ones. I don’t care what religion you choose to affiliate with – once you start killing innocents, you are following the WRONG ‘god’ – period. God is LOVE – not hate. Smh. RIP, Paula. Sorry that you found little of it here.
When will we as stupid human beings ever learn??
As Charlton Heston as Astronaut Taylor said in the original epic “Planet Of The Apes” —
“I can’t help thinking that somewhere in the universe, there has to be something better than man. Has to be.”
I used to think so too, but I’ve nearly lost faith in my fellow man. Hate begets hate and each act creates more hatred/madness/jihadists, etc
Animals kill out of hunger, fear, desire to mate or defend territory. For the greater part animals kill only when necessary. Only humans use their intellect to devise new and horrible ways to kill others. Humane. Think about that word. If it means what it’s supposed to mean, animalistic would mean more highly evolved than humane. Humane is a misnomer. Animals are better than us. I hope the alien invasion comes soon and gives back the planet to the whales…..lol.