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Egypt: 7 Die in Coptic Church Explosion

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An explosion went off in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshipers emerged from a New Year’s Mass in the northern port city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least 7 people and wounding 24, officials said.

After the blast, enraged Christians emerging from the church clashed with police officers and stormed a nearby mosque, prompting fights and volleys of stone throwing with Muslims, the police and witnesses said — a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt.

Nearly 1,000 Christians were at the Mass at the Saints Church, said Father Mena Adel. The service had just ended, and worshipers were leaving the building when the blast went off, about a half hour after midnight. NYT

Photo: Egyptian firemen try to put out a fire on a vehicle following a car bombing in front of a Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, Egypt, early Saturday Jan. 1, 2011.

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  1. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    And that is EXACTLY why… Their suppressor is the Moslem government that has no Christians in its makeup, yet the Moslems take their anger on the Christian copts. Then one asks why they are leaving?
    As I said the make up of the Middle East will soon change forever but war won’t stop because there will be a clash between the moslem sects for dominance until one faction prevails. NO wisdom will never prevail as there is no wisdom in religion ONLY pure stupidity, waste of precious time, and ways to control the freedoms of individuals.

    1. 7akibalash Avatar
      7akibalash

      this has nothing to do with the egyptian government opressing anyone. this is clearly a hate crime against christians, and the muslim communities should be up at arms against it, but they wont even condemn it and will brush it under the rug like always. after all they dont want to go against their own quran

      9:29
      “qatilou el latheena la you2minouna bil llah wa la bil yawm el akhiri wa la you7arrimouna ma 7arrama el llah wa rasouluhu wa la yudinouna dina el 7aqqi mina el latheena utu el kitab 7atta you3tou el jizya 3an yadin wa hum saghiroun.”

      condemning the actions of those muslims means condemning islam itself, and every muslim knows this.
      islam is vile and nasty and calls for world domination(through physical wars and struggles ie “jihad”)
      no other religion on the face of the planet calls for this.

      1. JadM Avatar
        JadM

        I am sick and tired of your ill minded comments which takes most of the versus your quoting from the Quraan out of context. If i were you I would ask any Muslim scholar about the interpretation of this verse and who was it meant for before quoting it in the way you did.

        Islam preaches for fighting the ones who are fighting us, were the innnocent christians in the church doing that…NO, so according to ISLAM this is an act of terror and is not justified. How is that for an interpretation. You have a grudge towards muslims and Islam and it clearly clouds youre judgement. How many muslims were bombed in musks during the afgan and iragi wars? how many muslims were slaughtered all around the world just because they were muslims? how come you do not defend them…..

        For the past decade were the christians being slaughtered in SAUDI, or in UAE or in any Arab nation on daily basis or even yearly basis before the two bombings in Iraq and Egypt? That tells you that it is not the goverments that are sanctioning these brutal murders, it is merely an ill minded so-called group who claims doing it falsefully in the name of Islam and Allah.

        Bush said once that the american war on terror marks the re-birth of the crusades…. his war was more focused in Islam rather than being focused on the groups who claim to be muslim and doing the act of terror.

        Then again you see what you want to see not what really is about Islam and Muslims.

        Let me ask you something if a jew or a christian slaughtered a muslim child would that make all jews and christians murderers? of course not…but that is not the way you see things when it comes to muslims and Islam…because youre blind

        1. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

          7akibalash
          JadM is right. You single out islam as the evil of all. That is not fair. Just study the history of any religion (except maybe for Budhism) and you will find slaughters and mayhem. I, although I am no atheist, believe that organized religion, and that is ALL religions, are a waste of time. That being said, I will vouch for Mother Theresa of Calcutta as probably the only person who gave me hope in this day and age. The rest is pure noise. If all the energy that humanity put in this religion myth were put into discoveries and sciences we would have been off this planet and into other solar systems by now.

      2. JadM Avatar
        JadM

        I am sick and tired of your ill minded comments which takes most of the versus your quoting from the Quraan out of context. If i were you I would ask any Muslim scholar about the interpretation of this verse and who was it meant for before quoting it in the way you did.

        Islam preaches for fighting the ones who are fighting us, were the innnocent christians in the church doing that…NO, so according to ISLAM this is an act of terror and is not justified. How is that for an interpretation. You have a grudge towards muslims and Islam and it clearly clouds youre judgement. How many muslims were bombed in musks during the afgan and iragi wars? how many muslims were slaughtered all around the world just because they were muslims? how come you do not defend them…..

        For the past decade were the christians being slaughtered in SAUDI, or in UAE or in any Arab nation on daily basis or even yearly basis before the two bombings in Iraq and Egypt? That tells you that it is not the goverments that are sanctioning these brutal murders, it is merely an ill minded so-called group who claims doing it falsefully in the name of Islam and Allah.

        Bush said once that the american war on terror marks the re-birth of the crusades…. his war was more focused in Islam rather than being focused on the groups who claim to be muslim and doing the act of terror.

        Then again you see what you want to see not what really is about Islam and Muslims.

        Let me ask you something if a jew or a christian slaughtered a muslim child would that make all jews and christians murderers? of course not…but that is not the way you see things when it comes to muslims and Islam…because youre blind

  2. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    And that is EXACTLY why… Their suppressor is the Moslem government that has no Christians in its makeup, yet the Moslems take their anger on the Christian copts. Then one asks why they are leaving?
    As I said the make up of the Middle East will soon change forever but war won’t stop because there will be a clash between the moslem sects for dominance until one faction prevails. NO wisdom will never prevail as there is no wisdom in religion ONLY pure stupidity, waste of precious time, and ways to control the freedoms of individuals.

    1. Avatar
      Anonymous

      this has nothing to do with the egyptian government opressing anyone. this is clearly a hate crime against christians, and the muslim communities should be up at arms against it, but they wont even condemn it and will brush it under the rug like always. after all they dont want to go against their own quran

      9:29
      “qatilou el latheena la you2minouna bil llah wa la bil yawm el akhiri wa la you7arrimouna ma 7arrama el llah wa rasouluhu wa la yudinouna dina el 7aqqi mina el latheena utu el kitab 7atta you3tou el jizya 3an yadin wa hum saghiroun.”

      condemning the actions of those muslims means condemning islam itself, and every muslim knows this.
      islam is vile and nasty and calls for world domination(through physical wars and struggles ie “jihad”)
      no other religion on the face of the planet calls for this.

      1. JadM Avatar
        JadM

        I am sick and tired of your ill minded comments which takes most of the versus your quoting from the Quraan out of context. If i were you I would ask any Muslim scholar about the interpretation of this verse and who was it meant for before quoting it in the way you did.

        Islam preaches for fighting the ones who are fighting us, were the innnocent christians in the church doing that…NO, so according to ISLAM this is an act of terror and is not justified. How is that for an interpretation. You have a grudge towards muslims and Islam and it clearly clouds youre judgement. How many muslims were bombed in musks during the afgan and iragi wars? how many muslims were slaughtered all around the world just because they were muslims? how come you do not defend them…..

        For the past decade were the christians being slaughtered in SAUDI, or in UAE or in any Arab nation on daily basis or even yearly basis before the two bombings in Iraq and Egypt? That tells you that it is not the goverments that are sanctioning these brutal murders, it is merely an ill minded so-called group who claims doing it falsefully in the name of Islam and Allah.

        Bush said once that the american war on terror marks the re-birth of the crusades…. his war was more focused in Islam rather than being focused on the groups who claim to be muslim and doing the act of terror.

        Then again you see what you want to see not what really is about Islam and Muslims.

        Let me ask you something if a jew or a christian slaughtered a muslim child would that make all jews and christians murderers? of course not…but that is not the way you see things when it comes to muslims and Islam…because youre blind

        1. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

          7akibalash
          JadM is right. You single out islam as the evil of all. That is not fair. Just study the history of any religion (except maybe for Budhism) and you will find slaughters and mayhem. I, although I am no atheist, believe that organized religion, and that is ALL religions, are a waste of time. That being said, I will vouch for Mother Theresa of Calcutta as probably the only person who gave me hope in this day and age. The rest is pure noise. If all the energy that humanity put in this religion myth were put into discoveries and sciences we would have been off this planet and into other solar systems by now.

  3. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    This is indeed dangerous and tragic!These extreme fanatic groups are a menace to peace !They are a danger to those of a different beliefs because they are fanatics ,they are extremists who believe they are the only true believers and this is what is frightening !Everybody must be free to practice what he or she believes!!This must be a right!These groups have to be brought under control!Action must be taken against these fanatic groups!They are angry frustrated individuals who are ready to sacrifice and kill!To condemn is not enough!

  4. Avatar
    Anonymous

    This is indeed dangerous and tragic!These extreme fanatic groups are a menace to peace !They are a danger to those of a different beliefs because they are fanatics ,they are extremists who believe they are the only true believers and this is what is frightening !Everybody must be free to practice what he or she believes!!This must be a right!These groups have to be brought under control!Action must be taken against these fanatic groups!They are angry frustrated individuals who are ready to sacrifice and kill!To condemn is not enough!

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