Egypt mob attack kills four Shia Muslims near Cairo

[muriel_volestrangler]

Four Egyptian Shia Muslims have been killed in a mob attack in a village near the capital Cairo, officials say.

The attack on Sunday targeted a house where a group of Shia worshippers had gathered for a religious ceremony.
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Eyewitnesses told the BBC that an anti-Shia crowd numbering at least several hundred formed around the house.
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Images from the incident show the victims being dragged through the streets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23026865

Another 8 were injured.

There appears to have been no other motive than religious hatred. And some Egyptian preachers are happy about this:

However, Islamist preacher Khaled Abdullah seemed to celebrate the news.

Speaking during his television show on privately-owned Al-Nas satellite channel, Abdullah accused victim Hassan Shehata of having escaped from the Iranian city of Qom and "insulting" Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman (companions of the Prophet Mohamed).

Gamal Maayouf, who claimed to be an eyewitness of Sunday's events, referred to Shehata as "that dog" during a live phone-in on Abdullah's show.

“That dog, who insulted Aisha (the Prophet’s wife) and his companions, was going to give a sermon along with three of his assistants to insult them 2 hours before," he claimed. "He (Shehata) was warned more than once. However, he insulted the mother of the faithful (Aisha).”

http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/government-joins-fierce-condemnation-after-four-shias-killed

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Thanks for posting. I try to keep up with what's happening in Egypt.