Two Coptic Christians were injured during a fight between Muslims and Christians in the village of Assem in Minya on Monday, according to Bishop Makarios. Makarios said on his social media page that 17 Christians and 20 Muslims were arrested, and that the prosecution is taking over the case. The governor of Minya visited the hospital and the place of the fight. On 17 July, the families of two priests from Minya were reportedly assaulted with knives by an angry mob, leaving one dead and three injured. In May, an elderly Coptic woman was stripped of her clothes and dragged into the street by an angry mob.

Source: Daily News Egypt September 13, 2016 09:45 UTC