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Shock Video: Alleged Egyptian Military Vehicles Run Over Coptic Christian Protesters

On Sunday, the Blaze reported on violent clashes between Egypt’s military and Coptic Christians (the largest minority in the Middle Eastern nation). What purportedly started out as a peaceful protest against a recent church attack ended in extreme violence that drew thousands into the streets.

Below, see the startling video that has emerged showcasing Egypt’s military running down what appear to be protesters:

The clashes started outside the state television building along the Nile in Cairo and spread to nearby Tahrir Square and the area around it. The Associated Press reports that, “…protesters and military battled each other with rocks and firebombs, some tearing up pavement for ammunition and others collecting stones in boxes.

At one point, a group of youths with at least one riot policeman among them dragged a protester by his legs for a long distance.” Al-Jazeera has more on the clash:

According to the BBC, the protesters were upset over the military council’s perceived leniency in dealing with individuals responsible for recent anti-Christian attacks. Considering Egypt’s frail nature following its revolution earlier this year, Sunday’s sectarian violence is concerning. BBC has more:

The cabinet has held an emergency meeting ahead of the first funerals of 24 people who died in Sunday’s unrest. [...]

The military called on the government to carry out a quick investigation into the clashes by “forming a fact-finding committee to determine what happened and take legal measures against all those proven to have been involved”.

In a statement read out on state TV, the army also said they would take all necessary measures to maintain security and repeated their commitment to plan for handing power to civilians.

Demonstrators who say they started the protest peacefully claim that they were assaulted by attackers who were wearing plain clothing just before their clashes with security forces commenced. Apparently, some Muslims even came out into the streets to defend the Christians and to rail against the governing council. The results of the clash were gruesome. Reuters reports:

Pictures of smashed faces and dead bodies of what activists said were bodies run over by military vehicles circulated online, with angry comments comparing the violence used by the military to that of Mubarak’s hated police in the uprising.

These events showcase the continued instability that exists in the region.

(H/T: Gateway Pundit)

Comments (93)

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  • Peace2011
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:23pm

    Here is the reality. here is what. Here is what Algazeera won’t show you
    http://youtu.be/6YHTLMwCFDA (in the hospital)
    http://youtu.be/o4F1H9l-jRs (introducing the dead)
    both graphic

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    • mtnclimberjim
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:05pm

      When I see a car coming at me I get out of the way.

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    • Lesterp
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 2:45pm

      Soooo, this is what democracy looks like………..eyes roll

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    • Latter-Day-Soldier
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:36pm

      @mtnclimberjim
      The protesters were trying to move out of the way as well….but the driver of the armored personnel carrier kept swerving into the crowd and would target specific individuals.
      Did you not watch any of the video footage?

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    • AOL_REFUGEE
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 6:50pm

      Does “Coptic” mean “Stupid”?

      For Chrissakes (no pun intended), GROW AT LEAST ONE FRICKIN’ NUT, ALREADY!!! Give these insane Muslim basturds the martyrdom they so desire!

      This is insanity!!!

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    • VigilantGuardShark
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 4:17am

      and so the foundation of the Caliphate is being mortared with the blood of Christians.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on October 11, 2011 at 7:02am

      must be time for new crusades.

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  • Talmid of Yeshua
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:22pm

    Keep letting the mu-slums into our country, and this is what is going to happen here.

    Don’t believe me you liberals… why don’t you go try handing out your touchy-feelly Buddist tracts over in Deerborne, Michigan.. and see how far you get before some mu-slum, following the instructions of his pig-raping prophet mu-ham-mad, beats you senseless.

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    • EddardStark
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:24pm

      Those protesters were clearly unruly. What is the Egyptian military supposed to do? Let these rioters destabilize the entire state. The protesters were throwing incendiary bombs and other debris. The Egyptian military has to maintain order and defend themselves.

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    • Rillobymorning
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 2:30pm

      You are so right. Catholic Family Services is bringing in Somalians and Mus_lims by the truckload to Amarillo. They expect everything for free, including taxi rides home from the hospital after visits to the ER.

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    • jettrooper
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 2:37pm

      EddardStark- What? You think that the Muslims are the only ones allowed to protest? Have you not read of the number of murders and church burnings the Christians have had to endure this last year alone?

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    • sndrman
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 7:48pm

      with a tire iron at that

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  • geewhiz1962
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:12pm

    Must be part of that Arab Spring thing which is causing all the job losses in this country. Those damn christians and there expectations of living equally with the peace loving muslims…What were they thinking?

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  • HorseCrazy
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:52am

    My family will be praying for the Coptic Christians in Egypt. God help them and the Jews in the area. The arab spring was just the beginning for the islamist take over of governement there, the coptic Christians hold a treasure trove of Christian historical artifacts and tradition that cannot be lost. So very sad. “this is what democracy looks like”

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  • 123456beatriz
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:51am

    HEY! WHERE are the Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Mormons and ECT religions to help those CHRISTIANS people in Egypt?. WHERE are the actors and actresses in Hollywood who supposedly “defend” the minorities?. Where ARE they?. Hypocrites!

     
    • Believer33
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:32pm

      Dude, Shut up! You are such a loser.

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    • PurrrpleMtnMajesty
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:55pm

      Agree… and when the most intellegent way to defend your opinion is by not discussing points of difference, but namecalling, you’ve contributed nothing except a glimpse into your heart.

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    • BeeAlert
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 2:40pm

      And you assume they are not helping why…?

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  • docmo
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:50am

    Muslims = peace, my ass. Wake up and be prepared to retaliate in force sooner rather than later. Obama just wanders the halls of his free home saying the muslims love us. Vote the wandering muslim out.

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    • motonutt
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:59am

      I wonder if we will see that little weisal loser Sean Penn condeming this? Doubt it.

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  • godhead
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:46am

    Running over protestors? Hmm . . . You say that like it’s a bad thing.

    From the “Seattle Honking Ticket” thread here on The Blaze . . .

    THE10THAMENDMENT
    Posted on October 9, 2011 at 10:27pm
    “I say drive over the top of them. If you don’t feel the first thumps were good enough, back up and do it again.”

    Yeah, well . . . I think you conservatives need to hold an SRM – Special Realignment Meeting. Might want to add “Who’s really a Christian? to the agenda while you’re at it.

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    • Fella
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:10pm

      Uh Oh, TomFerrari will be along shortly to report your post for “Baiting”.

      Anyway, excellent point and not the only thread supposed christians have been calling for violence against protesters.

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    • godhead
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:19pm

      Tom Ferrari’s a spoiled little hall monitor.

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    • Talmid of Yeshua
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:26pm

      I say run over the communist “occupy Wall Street” protestors, and run over the Muslims too while we are it.

      Oh, and I’m not a Christian… I actually believe what the Bible says, and Jesus wasn’t a Christian, but a Jew.

      And what does Revelation say about Jesus? That He comes back, but not alone.. He brings the Host of the Hashem with HIm. (For those public school graduates here: Host = Army). He brings an army with Him, and the arch angels, and war will be waged against those that attack Israel.

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    • Fella
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 12:44pm

      Ah so your like the American version of the Taliban. And btw you aren’t an army nor do you represent Christians, the bible or anyone else. Seek help. Your soul is lost.

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    • Justagrunt
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 1:59pm

      There’s wishing you could run down idiots, and then there’s actually hitting people with armored vehicles.

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  • BB671
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:42am

    And??? Looks like a NYC or Las Vegas cab ride!!!! Same drivers just different vehicle….Im just saying!!!!

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  • Peace2011
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:41am

    Yet another incident happening with lies from Algazeera, they say the protesters started the attacks first. I hear the news from the people themselves. It’s not true. all they had were crosses and their voices. It‘s not until the copts started to get pancaked by the military’s armed cars and tanks is when they started throwing rocks. I am so fed up with lies. STAND UP AMERICA TO THESE LIES.
    As a copt myself coming from Egypt, I’ve seen this first hand. don’t allow this to happen in America not even slowly. AND PLEASE PRAY FOR THE COPTS. I STILL HAVE MY FAMILY THERE.

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  • DTOM77
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:40am

    again, this is nothing new… go to persecution.com and see how common this is in dozens of countries around the world: Sudan, Indonesia, China…. persecution of Christians has never ceased since the birth of the Church. “…and they shall overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony”. An AK wouldn’t be bad either… the only decent thing to come from the commies

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  • Dougalug
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:38am

    obama the muslim,terrorist supporter encouraged all this behaviour by supporting the overthrow of mubarack.

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  • elphi43
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:29am

    It would NOT break my heart if after we replace Obama, the US has a major policy change. From “melting pot of the world” to “Christian haven,“ much like Israel is a ”Jewish haven.” Because outside the American Continent, Christians are third class citizens and speed bumps to the rest of the world.

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  • TheVoice1
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:26am

    It can’t get any plainer than this…

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:23am

    Hey Obama, what did you think would happen when you encouraged the muslim mobs to oust Mubarak in favor of an Islamic government? Are you honestly going to say that you couldn’t see this coming? Ray Charles could see it coming!

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  • docmd
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:20am

    islam the ANTICHRIST religion coming to your neighborhood soon……….. BEWARE…. WE need more prayer to support these Christans ……

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:30am

      Are you afraid? YOU SHOULD BE VERY AFRAID
      Want safety in America, protect Israel, wipe out Muslims?

      MUST SEE VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHrkc6EB6h0

      “If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” -Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (1918-2008)

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  • don young
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:18am

    The christians better get armed and fight before the military trys to wipe them out it looks like they might try to they are only on the side of the muslims.

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    • 123456beatriz
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:41am

      Hey! Where are the catholics, protestants, mormons, buddhists, ect religions to help these people in minority in egypt?. And the liberals who “believe” in “equal opportunities”? Where are they?!. Where are the actors and actresses who defend “monorities”? Hollywood hypocrites!!!! Marxists!!!!!!!!!!

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  • FASTCOMPANY
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:17am

    Richt on…my sentiments exactly.

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  • obxned
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:16am

    Previously I have said that the Copts would be exterminated, but I had thought it would be 4 or 5 years until the last of these Christians was murdered or exiled.

    I think now that it will happen a whole lot more quickly. According to the Left, this is what democracy looks like.

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:14am

    Tahrir square was allowed, but not Coptics. Al Jazeera is a propaganda piece!

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  • wethepublic
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:12am

    It’s amazing how many stories in the news are geared around shifting our attention. Like Obama catching Osama 3 days after releasing his birth certificate or Sarah Palin announcing that she‘s not running on the same day as Steve Job’s death. Does anyone notice? Want to know what the media isn’t, cannot, and will not cover?
    http://BiggestCoverUp.blogspot.com/

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:25am

      Hmmm, so you think they killed Steve Jobs to keeep Sarah from getting too much attention?

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:11am

    .
    Anytime they get the chance to praise Ahla by kill’in a few christians, the Party is On! Even better. you start throw’in in some Paradise & Virgin talk, and it’s Abdul bar the door………

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  • motonutt
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:09am

    People………as I said yesterday “This is coming soon to a town near you!”
    You can see it for yourself right now on the streets of New York. These godless crowds hate you. Yes HATE! And I have a feeling that by next year at this time our streets are going to look like Egypt. I look forward to standing with my Christian brothers and sisters and killing as many as we can when that time comes. Just as King David and Johnathan did to the philistiens.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:19am

      Exactly, the Muslim Brotherhood is using the Egypt Military for their own agenda; so Mr Obama will use the armed forces, law enforcement, or the union cronies of his to initiate hostilities, and then crash down hard on the demonstrators and the nation once and for all.

      The top is ready to slam down hard, now they are pressuring the bottom up; and then the world of ours will be turned inside out.

      How soon until Wall Street becomes Tienaman Square.

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    • motonutt
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:34am

      @SNOWLEOPARD….. I don’t think obama is going to have the support of the military. Great article in the New York post today (drudge) read it.

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  • capecodsully
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:04am

    Will Obama have anything to say about the slow ethnic cleansing of Christians from Egypt ,the murders, the church burnings, the rapes? Waiting…waiting…waiting…

    He will however sell Egypt tanks with which they will attack Israel.

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    • kentuckypatriot
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:23am

      Hell will freeze over before he says a dang word. And I was thinking the same thing about the tanks. WOnder if that will fit into this equasion?

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    • Bonnieblue2A
      Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:44am

      Obama and his cronies are the enemy within.

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  • motonutt
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:02am

    Where is Obummer? Where is Hillary condeming this…..Oh…that’s right they agree with it.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:01am

    Strange, during the Eastern Roman Empire, Egypt was almost all Christian… of course, then the Muslims invaded Egypt, and then conquered Constantanople… as the Caliphate expanded.

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