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Nag Hammadi massacre
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The Nag Hammadi massacre was a massacre of Coptic Christians carried out on the eve of 7 January 2010, in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi. The massacre occurred when Mohamed Hussein started shooting in front of the Nag Hammadi Cathedral, as Coptic Christians were leaving the church after celebrating the midnight Christmas Divine Liturgy. The massacre resulted in the murder of six Coptic Christians and one (1)police officer.
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We have been documenting an increase in the frequency of these incidents at the rate of maybe two a month. They take place in the north and south, in urban centres as well as villages
says EIPR director, Hossam Bahgat
What happened in Naga Hamady is called ignorance,
Ali al-Samman says
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