Christians flee Sinai after latest Coptic murders

Christians are fleeing the Sinai region of Egypt following the latest murders targeting the community, and just days after so-called Islamic State (ISIS) called for the slaughter of all Christians there. According to reports from the region, within days of a February 19 online video calling on supporters of ISIS to target Christians in Sinai, three Christians were murdered. One of those killed was burned alive. Over a single weekend at least 75 families arrived in the city of Ismailia on the Suez Canal, with many reporting they had received death threats on their mobile phones. The Christians of Sinai have endured a wave of murders since the start of 2017 – the latest bringing to six the number of dead.

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