Muslim extremist who killed priest referred to court

The Muslim extremist, Ahmad Saeed Ibrahim al-Sonbati, who on 12 October murdered a priest in Medinat al-Salam, a satellite town east of Cairo, was today referred to Criminal Court, charged with murder. Sonbati had murdered Father Samaan Shehata, a 45-year-old Coptic Orthodox priest from the village of Ezbet Girgis in al-Fashn, Beni Sweif, some 130km … Continue reading Muslim extremist who killed priest referred to court