Maspero demonstrations

When

9 Oct 2011 – 10 Oct 2011

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

24

Coordinates

30.05° N, 31.23° E

Description

demonstrations against the destruction of a church in Egypt

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Demonstrations against the destruction of a church in Egypt

The Maspero demonstrations began in October 2011 by a group dominated by Egyptian Copts in reaction to the demolition of a church in Upper Egypt claimed to be built without the appropriate license. The peaceful protesters who intended to stage a sit-in in front of the Maspiro television building were attacked by security forces and the army, resulting in 24 deaths, mostly among the Coptic protestors, and 212 injuries…

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