On Monday morning, Apr. 15, the families of the victims of al-Khusūs and Saint Mark's Cathedral met Pope Tawadros at the cathedral. Far away from any cameras or journalists, the Pope offered his condolences to each of the families.
According to ‘Abd al-Mu’iz ‘Atīyah, the brother of one of the martyrs, he did not find what he came for and very little was said by the Pope. Other family members told al-Tahrīr how they lost their loved ones and that they did not understand what happened. The mother of one the martyrs explains how her son was returning home from work when he was stopped and asked whether he was Christian or Muslim. When he answered that he was Christian he was attacked with a knife, after which he was covered him in petrol and then lit on fire.
Before his arrival at the Cathedral to meet the families of the victims, the Pope had visited all those injured during the clashes at a number of different hospitals (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Apr. 16, p. 7). Read original text in Arabic.
