Christian priests have confirmed that security prevented them last Saturday from attending a meeting with Muhammad al-Barād‘ī, founder of the National Association for Change, at the house of a former diplomat in Minya.

In statements made to al-Shurūq by a priest at the Samallūt bishopric, this was attributed to "the fear of the Christians drawing close to the current of change [or the impression being created] that the church is lined up with the opposition."