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Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning <\/strong>was the arrest of 15 people<\/strong><\/a> who took part in attacking \u201can unlicensed church\u201d in Atfih, south of Cairo.<\/strong> The attack wounded three people, an Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said on Saturday, according to The Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cThe church in Giza just outside of Cairo is yet to be sanctioned by the state but has been holding prayers for 15 years. The diocese said it had officially sought to legalize the building\u2019s status under a 2016 law that laid down the rules for building churches.\u201d The authorities responded by detaining 15 people pending an investigation into the attack, a security source told Reuters<\/a>. \u201cThose detained are accused of stirring sectarian strife, harming national unity and destroying private property,\u201d one judicial source said.<\/p>\n

Coptic Christians fear attacks during the holidays season but \u201cwill not give in,\u201d<\/strong> says a report by Sky News<\/a>. \u201cWe're a very resilient people, we will remain in Egypt and continue to practice - the terrorists will not stop us,\u201d on person is quoted in the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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