One Christian is dead, several others were wounded and a fire gutted a church building, after Muslims across Egypt waged a weekend of violence against Copts in July.
In Tahana El-Gabal village in Minya Governorate on 17 July Fam Mary Khalaf, 27, was overpowered by a group of Muslims who stabbed him repeatedly in the chest. One of the knife stabs went directly into his heart, killing him instantly, a statement from the local parish reported.
Three others were seriously injured in the attack: Nagib Hanna, father of the Revd Metaous, a local Coptic priest; Malak Aziz, brother of the Revd Boutrous, another local priest; and Azza Jouma, a Christian neighbour of the three victims, who was stabbed in the face.
