Egyptian security sources denied that new clashes, between Muslims and Copts, had taken place in Al-Kosheh and warned against any attempts to stir up sectarian strife there.
Bishop Wissa said that a burning substance had been thrown at three of the Copts’ houses in Al-Kosheh and one of the doors was burnt. However, the National Democratic Party official in Sohag, denied that such an incident had taken place and that the situation in Al-Kosheh had been affected by the rulings given by the court.