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Severe
Attack on St Anthony Monastery |
>>Wild Attack on Un-armed monks in the depth of the desert !!! The details for what happened in the early morning of 19th August 2003 is that Egyptian Police has attacked the Monastery with the following equipments and machines:-Eleven Loaders held on sweepings-Twenty Microbuses full of State Security Forces , Police, and Central Security Forces. -Two big trucks carrying metal barriers and Traffic officers. -Four Trucks of Central Security Forces full of soldiers -Two Fire Cars -One ambulance car ( thanks for the great preparations! ) -Two water cars. -Two Air compressors. -Five Cherokee cars - Generator **posted 21/8/2003 12:38 am ** |
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>>The 3 monks that were arrested have been released but all the cameras and mobiles were taken from them **posted 20/8/2003 1:48 pm ** |
>>Reaction of christians all over the world -- U.S. Copts Association : http://www.copts.net/detail.asp?id=437 -- The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Sydney : http://www.coptic.org.au/modules/news/article.php?storyid=47 - -The students and staff of St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College in Sydney pray for thier beloved monastery in the Red Sea **posted 20/8/2003 3:42 am ** |
>>The Foreigner that were in the Monastery at the time of the attack are 4 Italians, and they called the Italian Embassay informing them with the whole situation. **posted 19/8/2003 10:45 pm ** |
| >>A
group from the CNN were trying to reach the monastery but were prevented
by the Egyptian Police to enter the road leading to the monastery.
**posted 19/8/2003 10:45 pm **
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| >>The
Egyptian Police were attacking the monks severely and wildly and were
attacking them with tear gases. **posted
19/8/2003 10:45 pm ** |
>>The Australian Television contacted Father Elarion and asked him to describe to them the whole situation, and he informed them, in this phone call, that they are surrounded with big number of soldiers and they are waiting to die at any minute. This conversation was announced live. And further calls from different media channels is being held with fathers from the monastery asking about the current situation. **posted 19/8/2003 7:30 pm ** |
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