Prosecutor General refers policeman to trial for killing Christian father and son

Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek referred yesterday a police officer to trial on charges of the premeditated murder of a Coptic Christian father and son in Minya, Reuters Arabic reported. The police officer, Rabea Khalifa, reportedly shot the father and son after an argument last Wednesday. The killing sparked backlash with hundreds in Minya staging a protest to express their anger last week.