Two Egyptian Christians Killed

By Jenna Lyle
Christian Today Reporter
Mon, Apr. 20 2009

Two Christians have been shot dead by Muslim villagers in southern Egypt in what is believed to be a revenge killing.

The two Christians had just been released from prison after serving three-year sentences for killing a Muslim man during a sectarian clash, according to Reuters.

The killers were relatives of the Muslim man. They attacked the Christians on Saturday after an Easter service in the town of Qena. Coptic and Orthodox Christians marked Easter a week after Catholic and Protestant Christians. the rest