A Muslim mob torched and looted the homes of 80 Christian families in the Al-Beida village in Egypt, looking to punish them for wanting to turn one of the buildings in the village into a Coptic Orthodox Church so they could worship, the Christian Post website reports today (June 21, 2016).
International Christian Concern -- which reports on persecution against Christians around the world -- said the violence occurred on June 17.
One witness, Christian resident Mousa Zarif, recalled the events: "On Friday afternoon, following Friday noon prayer, a great deal of fanatic Muslims gathered in the front of the new house of my cousin, Naim Aziz, during its construction because of a rumor spread in the village that this building would be turned into a church."
Zarif added: "They were chanting slogans against us. Among these slogans were 'By no means shall there be a church here.'"
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