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Africa North
Egyptian military court sentences two Copts
2011-05-30
The war of Islam against the unbelievers continues, some 1300 years after the initial conquest.
An Egyptian military court sentenced two Copts to five years in jail for violence and attempting to turn a factory into an unlicensed church. The two men, also convicted of possessing weapons, were arrested on May 18 after fights broke out between Christians and Muslims in Cairo as the Copts planned to hold prayers in the building.

A Coptic-led group that participated in a reconciliation meeting between the two sides says the two men are not guilty and their lawyers will try to appeal the ruling.

Sameh Abdel Satar, a member of the Egypt Lovers and Peace Society, said the church had been granted permission in January to convert the building into a church. He said, "The first prayer was meant to be held on January 30, but the revolution happened."

The military prosecution claimed the building was registered as a garment factory and that the two men assaulted workers inside.
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