An armed Muslim mob stripped an elderly Christian woman and paraded her naked on the streets amid rumors she had an affair, the local church, witnesses and security officials said. Seven Christian homes were also looted and torched in last week’s attack in a province south of the Egyptian capital.
According to the local Orthodox Coptic church and security officials, the assault in the Minya province village of Karma on Friday began after rumors spread that the 70-year-old woman’s son had an affair with a Muslim woman — a taboo in conservative Egypt.
“They burned the house and went in and dragged me out, threw me in front of the house and ripped my clothes,” the woman, who requested anonymity, told Reuters. “I was just as my mother gave birth to me and was screaming and crying.”
They chanted Allahu Akbar, or “God is great” as they paraded her through the streets in the south province of the Egyptian capital
Anba Makarios, Minya’s top Christian cleric, told a talk show host on the private Dream TV network that rumors spread through the province that the elderly woman’s son had an affair with a Muslim woman — a taboo in conservative Egypt.
Security officials have confirmed to the media that six men suspected of taking part in the violence have been arrested and are looking for 12 more.
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