#sectarian conflict
15 people were arrested in the village of Abu Yacoub in Egypt’s Minya on Saturday for their alleged involvement in arson attacks on Coptic Christians’ houses, state-owned Ahram Online reported. Locals attacked five buildings on Friday night after rumors spread that a church was to be built in the area. The buildings attacked included houses of Coptic Christians, along with a nursery, which locals believed would be turned in to a church. A representative of the Ministry of Endowments stated…
