| 00:12 | | …in the town of Saul, Atfih and the latest developments |
| 00:15 | | we have Mr. Yosry from the town. |
| 00:17 | | What happened…after they sat the church on fire… |
| 00:21 | | and destroyed the relics and crosses |
| 00:24 | | They extracted the remains of the martyrs and saints… |
| 00:28 | | The remains that were inside the church? |
| 00:31 | | What…?
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| 00:33 | | The remains of the corpses inside the church? |
| 00:35 | | Yes, about five corpses. |
| 00:37 | | The remains of Saint George and Saint Menas and other saints… |
| 00:42 | | They threw them in the streets and are stepping on them |
| 00:44 | | and kicking them around like balls in the streets…playing with them… |
| 00:48 | | and also sat [sound unclear] on fire… … |
| 00:51 | | … army forces arrived. |
| 00:54 | | But at the end they were only ten soldiers. |
| 00:57 | | and these soldiers didn't head to the church to defend it. |
| 01:02 | | Yes, they are with the mayor of the town. |
| 01:07 | | What's the mayor's name? |
| 01:10 | | Yes, they are at the mayor's home… and here…[sound unclear] |
| 01:15 | | What's the mayor's name? |
| 01:19 | | Mohammad Abdel-aleem Gaad |
| 01:24 | | And here…here neither fire trucks nor army forces arrived |
| 01:28 | | at the church yet to help. |
| 01:30 | | They destroyed it…sat fire…throw the remains in the streets |
| 01:34 | | and are kicking them around and stepping on them. |
| 01:37 | | And we currently are on the rooftops of our houses waiting for help. |
| 01:41 | | Because they are breaking into houses and are causing damages. |
| 01:45 | | And they have weapons and we have nothing. |
| 01:49 | | Okay, I have a question… |
| 01:51 | | Father Balamon has left the town now following |
| 01:54 | | the orders of the Archeparchy. |
| 01:56 | | As for father Hosea, is he still with the Muslim? |
| 02:00 | | Father Hosea is a new priest here… just came from upper Egypt |
| 02:03 | | And he was lived inside the church till they find a place for him. |
| 02:07 | | So he was there with the deacons when…[sound unclear] |
| 02:11 | | Yes. I'm asking if he's still with the Muslim person after |
| 02:14 | | he managed to get out, or did he leave the town? |
| 02:18 | | I don't know…we are trapped on the rooftops, |
| 02:22 | | looking and waiting… and can't go outside. |
| 02:25 | | We don't know what's going on… |
| 02:27 | | Our source of information is our friends and relatives who |
| 02:31 | | live near the church and we call them to know. |
| 02:35 | | They witness what happens and tell us. |
| 02:39 | | And they say, until now, no army forces arrived at the church |
| 02:42 | | to protect it, and people mislead the soldiers and help that enter the town, |
| 02:46 | | so they don't get to the church. |
| 02:49 | | And the fire trucks that arrived… |
| 02:52 | | There are houses of Muslims near the church that caught fire |
| 02:56 | | The fire trucks were allowed to extinguish the fires in these houses, |
| 03:01 | | not the fire in the church… only their houses. |
| 03:07 | | That's all… |
| 03:10 | | Okay, Mr. Yosry… We'll be contacting you. |
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