In al-Watan, under the title “Threats to burn churches if Christians protested”, a number of churches in the governorates of Suez and Beni Suef received threats through unknown documents, warning them against participating in the anti-Morsi protests or else they will kill Christians and burn churches (Mustafá Rahūmah and Muhammad Miqalad, al-Watan, Jun. 30). Read original text in Arabic.
Pope Tawadros called Copts who are participating in June 30 protests to be courageous and express their opinion without resorting to violence (Author not mentioned, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Jun. 30, p. 4). The article has no link online.
The Maspero Youth Union revealed the final plan of movement for June 30. They will stage four marches that will start from al-Dhāhir and Shubrā, given that they have the largest number of Copts. Further, two marches of political powers will start from the mosques of Sayyidah Zaynab (al-Sayyīdah Zaynab) and Mostafa Mahmoud (Mustafá Mahmūd).
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s lawyer, Ramsīs al-Najār, for his part, said that the Church will not be responsible of any protests on June 30, adding that Copts are participating as Egyptian citizens (Rabāb al-Shazlī, Sarah Hamid, Shirīn ‘Abd al-Sayyīd and Hadīr Subhī, al-Misrīyūn, Jun. 30, p. 3). The article has no link online.
