Posted on 03/04/2013 8:18:17 AM PST by marshmallow
The arrest came after a complaint by some Islamists annoyed at Christian images carried by the group of Egyptians, all street and market vendors in Benghazi. Each one forced to shave their head in punishment. For the authorities, they are illegal immigrants and their detention has nothing to do with religion.
Benghazi (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Islamists in Benghazi continue their hunt of Christian workers in the country accusing them of proselytism. The latest case concerns the arrest of 48 Egyptian Coptic Orthodox traders arrested last week in the capital of Cyrenaica. They were detained after a complaint by some Libyans, suspicious of the religious imagery on the vendors boards and stalls in the market of Benghazi. In a video immediately seized by police they appear locked in a small room watched over by men who have the typical beard worn by Salafists (see photo). From the pictures the 48 appear in an obvious state of physical deterioration, many show bruises and abrasions. Each of them had their head shaved.
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What difference does it make?
This is what we have Obama to thank for. His claims to be a Christen make me want to puke.
Well you don’t say. According to American “freedom fighter” who fought in Libya and is a go-to-guy for Syrian “freedom”...
7/20/12 - Why Islamists Lost in Libya and Why Nobody Should Be Surprised...(4th blog post down)...here...
Color me surprised. /sarcasm
From therightscoop...
“Gee and I was under the impression that in Islam there is “no compulsion in religion”. Oh wait that verse (Meccan) is naskh (abrogated) by the Medina verses. My bad.”
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