| 5,584,841 |
28.7375 |
30.88889 |
Egypt |
|
A number of radical Muslim youth waged an attack against the homes of Copts in the village of Kafr Darwish, in Fashn, Beni Sweif Sunday evening. They hurled stones and Molotov explosives at Coptic-owned homes; more than 10 houses were torched and damaged. A car owned by a Copt was smashed. A number of Muslim youth helped the Copts defend their homes against the assailants, and the police moved to swiftly contain the matter. |
| 5,584,845 |
30.78847 |
31.00192 |
Egypt |
|
On 24 May, 50 masked security men raided a retired army officer son's apartment, seizing him and also taking his brother and father in a case of "forced disappearance". He was blindfolded and detained. Both men were reportedly subject to physical assault, from beating with sticks and electrocution. |
| 5,584,850 |
30.0217 |
31.30326 |
Egypt |
|
Residents detain, beat and hospitalise a police officer who attmpted to stop a gunfight between two Christian families in which a woman was killed in the cross fire. |
| 5,584,854 |
31.2163 |
34.11074 |
Egypt |
|
Security forces killed 12 suspected militants during raids on North Sinai's cities of al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid late Monday. 8 of these fatalities recorded in events in Al Arish and Rafah on 25th May. |
| 5,584,858 |
31.2878 |
34.2369 |
Egypt |
|
Security forces killed 12 suspected militants during raids on North Sinai's cities of al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid late Monday. 8 of these fatalities recorded in events in Al Arish and Sheikh Zuweyid on 25th May. |
| 5,584,862 |
31.13159 |
33.79844 |
Egypt |
|
Security forces killed 12 suspected militants during raids on North Sinai's cities of al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid late Monday. 8 of these fatalities recorded in events in Sheikh Zuweyid and Rafah on 25th May. |
| 5,584,866 |
31.2163 |
34.11074 |
Egypt |
|
State of Sinai militants killed a conscript and wounded an officer in clashes near the town of Sheikh Zuweyid. |
| 5,584,870 |
31.2878 |
34.2369 |
Egypt |
|
Unidentified shelling in the North Sinai town of Rafah on Monday evening left a nurse dead and her daughter injured. |
| 5,584,874 |
28.7375 |
30.88889 |
Egypt |
|
Attacks against Coptic Christian property continued in Kafr Darwish, in Fashn, Beni Sweif. Coptic houses were set on fire and fields belonging to the senior Tawfiq were damaged and the crops uprooted. |
| 5,584,878 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
A 44-year-old employee of the US Embassy, has been missing after government security forces visited his house on 25 May. It is believed to part of the forced disappearences by security forces. |
