Egypt’s interior minister says he did not advise Christians in north Sinai to leave their homes, after a string of sectarian killings there sent hundreds fleeing and raised accusations the government is failing to protect the minority.
Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar says he is committed to fighting terror across the country, including in north Sinai, where Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have stepped up targeting of Christians in recent weeks, including gunning down a Christian man in his home Thursday.
A Christian man who fled el-Arish stands outside the Evangelical Church in Ismailia, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, February 26, 2017. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
Official Nabil Shukrallah of the Evangelical Church in Ismailia, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Cairo, says that over 100 families from the city of el-Arish and nearby had passed through the church since Friday.
He says the families arrive scared, exhausted and in need of supplies, which were being stockpiled at the church via donations from several parishes. They are then transported to be housed in and around the city, in private homes and now also housing provided by the government.
— with AP
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