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8- A Coptic farmer kidnapped Under Mysterious Circumstances in Suhag
Date of source: Thursday, July 24, 2014
Anonymous perpetrators kidnapped 26-year old Coptic farmer, ‘Bolbol,’ from his farm near the village of Mashtah in Suhag. His father, Jamīl Zakī, issued the report regarding his son’s kidnapping at the local police station and the investigation is ongoing to find the perpetrators. 
7. Copts of Sohag protest against the increasing number of kidnappings
Date of source: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A number of Copts from Sohag governorate have organised a standing outside the Office Building of the governorate, protesting the rise of kidnap cases among Copts. They are asking that President Muhammad Mursī protect them from thugs. A number of Copts who have been kidnapped, but released in...
28. Kidnapping of a "Coptic doctor" in front of his home in Sohag
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2013
The spouse of the kidnapped said that four people came to their house after midnight, claiming that they have an urgent medical situation. After her husband went with them, she looked from the window and saw them attacking him and forcing him into the car. She then received a phone call from her...
9. Salafīs demolish the shrine of Sheikh "Bahlak" in Sohag
Date of source: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A group  of Salafī youth attempted to destroy the shrine of an Islamic patron known as "Shaykh Bahlaq"; according to the residents of the Kūm al-Saꞌādah village of Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt, Salafīs considered the deceased Shaykh have committed  ‘shirk’ (sin of idolatry in Islam). The people...
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