How did the Egypt police catch and arrest the suspects in the Christmas slayings?
Egypt’s state media say three suspects in a drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve that killed six Christians gave themselves up today after being surrounded by security forces. Gunman opened fire on worshippers leaving church in Naga Hamadi on Wednesday, the day before Egypt’s orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas. A Muslim guard also was killed. Nine others were wounded, including three who are in serious condition. The shooting prompted thousands of Christians to riot yesterday. They clashed with police and smashed ambulance and shop windows. Officials say it’s calm today amid a massive security presence. The Interior Ministry suspects the murders were in retaliation for the alleged November rape of a 12-year-old Muslim girl by a Christian man in the same town. Sources: http://www.weartv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/34d76178-www.weartv.com.
Police arrested on Friday three men suspected of carrying out a Christmas Eve drive-by shooting in southern Egypt that killed six Christians, a security official said. Police discovered the car used in the attack and then surrounded farm fields where the suspects were believed to be hiding late Thursday, before taking them into custody the next day, the official added on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. The three men are all known to have criminal records, according to the state media. Three gunmen opened fire on a crowd of worshippers leaving a church in the town of Naga Hamadi, 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of the famed ruins of Luxor on Wednesday, the day before Egypt’s orthodox Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas. A Muslim guard was also killed, and nine others wounded, including three in serious condition. Thousands of Christians in Naga Hamadi went on a rampage Thursday protesting the attack and perceived discrimination against their
Three suspects in a drive-by shooting that killed six Christians in southern Egypt surrendered to police Friday, while authorities faced mounting pressure to resolve the sectarian dispute in the tense community reeling from a bloody Coptic Christmas Eve attack. Egyptian security forces had blanketed the area between the village of Farshout and the town of Nag Hamadi, where the slayings occurred late Wednesday, blocking suspects from fleeing into nearby desert mountains, the state MENA news agency reported. The troops then flushed the men out of dense sugar cane fields they were hiding in, and forced them to surrender, the report said. Sources: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/06/international/i155243S07.
