“@Donziii: “@DostorNews: صور تفحم كنيسة الامير تادرس الشطبي بالمنيا http://t.co/eaCdysJ6tQ” #egychurch #egypt http://t.co/UyrxjVftxs”
— Sherine Nazmy (@SherineNazmy) 14 Aug 13
But it was not just churches that were attacked. Sectarian incidents appear to have touched a range of other institutions affiliated with churches, including the offices of a Y.M.C.A. in Minya, according to a picture posted on Twitter that was highlighted by Ms. Stamboliyska’s project.
#المنيا جمعية الشبان المسيحيين #YMCA http://t.co/M4MwZ1k145
— MoNii !! (@Mon_i_i) 14 Aug 13
Ms. Stamboliyska and Mr. Hussein also noted pictures posted to Twitter by two separate users, which claimed to show fire damage at a Christian school in Minya, the St. Joseph School.
مدرسة راهبات القديس يوسف !!! #المنيا #أجيال_ورا_أجيال #فيلم_شقة_مصر_الجديدة http://t.co/MNlw8TlFO3
— carol nabil (@carol_nabil) 14 Aug 13
دى مدرسة القديس يوسف #المنيا http://t.co/BNB5uXrcxa
— john samir (@O0onaa) 14 Aug 13
Grainy video posted to YouTube by an account that focuses on news from Sohag, an Upper Egyptian province, claimed to show a group of Morsi supporters attacking and setting fire the to the Mar Girgis Church, the seat of the bishop of Sohag. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights confirmed that attack in an update posted to Twitter. Mada Masr, an English-language news Web site in Cairo, reported on Wednesday that Sohag residents said the church was set ablaze around 9:30 a.m. in the absence of any police presence, and that vandals destroyed a number of nearby shops owned by both Christians and Muslims.
In the YouTube video, a large group of Morsi supporters can be seen in the street, yelling and shouting as gunshots fire in the background. Nearby, a thick column of black smoke hangs in the sky.
Ms. Mikhail’s project also drew attention to similar pictures posted to Twitter by two different users, both of which claimed to show fire damage to the interior of the Mar Girgis Church in Sohag.
صورة من داخل كنيسة مارجرس ب #سوهاج بعد حرقها http://t.co/EwZOOBCOGy
— مِينَاَ فَخْرِي (@menafakhry) 14 Aug 13
Saint George church in Souhag , southern of Egypt # after being attacked . http://t.co/zltlPjXwty
— سارة عثمان (@Sarah_Othmann) 14 Aug 13
The project organized Ms. Stamboliyska also pointed out a picture posted to Twitter that claimed to show the Mar Girgis Church burning from the outside. In the picture, a large group of men can be seen standing in front of the building, as a pillar of black smoke rises into the sky.
مطرانية #سوهاج بتتحرق http://t.co/sLnYAZCmXs
— مش ناشطة (@mira_s_s) 14 Aug 13
The same project also noted a picture posted on Twitter that claimed to show the St. Mary’s Church burning in the village of Nazla, in Fayoum, an oasis province south of Cairo. That attack was also confirmed by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.
حريق كنيسة السيدة العذراء قرية النزلة الفيوم #مصر #الفيوم #الإخوان http://t.co/ab0jMZ8lV1
— Almogaz (@Almogaz) 14 Aug 13
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