(CT Gleanings) More Convictions for Egypt's Maspero Massacre””But Copts not Soldiers

It’s been more than a year since a military-induced massacre in Cairo, Egypt, killed 28 people””mostly Coptic Christians. But the only people convicted thus far have been the Christians themselves.

Last week, a Cairo court sentenced Michael Farag and Michael Shaker to three years in jail, charging them with inciting violence, destroying military vehicles, and deliberately attacking soldiers. Farag and Shaker were among the more than 30 Coptic civilians arrested following the massacre, 12 of whom were given life sentences last May.

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