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"Many Were Children": Gunmen Kill 23 Coptic Christians In Egypt Attack

"Many Were Children": Gunmen Kill 23 Coptic Christians In Egypt Attack

The attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority continued Friday as gunmen opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying worshippers to a desert monastery, leaving 23 dead and another 25 injured, the New York Times reports.

Here’s NYT:

"A Christian official in Minya Province, south of Cairo, said the attackers opened fire on a pickup truck carrying workmen and a bus carrying worshippers as they traveled in convoy to St. Samuel’s monastery. Many of the worshippers were children.

 

US On Track To Kill More Syrian Civilians Than Russia For 5th Straight Month

US On Track To Kill More Syrian Civilians Than Russia For 5th Straight Month

Coalition-led airstrikes in Syria killed a total of 225 civilians between April 23 and May 23, the highest 30-day death toll for U.S.-led forces since the campaign began, Agence France-Presse reported. That's nearly double the number of intended targets: The U.S.-led strikes killed 122 ISIS fighters and eight fighters loyal to the Syrian government, the report said.

Suspected Berkeley Antifa Bike Lock Attacker Eric Clanton Arrested For Assault

Suspected Berkeley Antifa Bike Lock Attacker Eric Clanton Arrested For Assault

Eric Clanton, 28, a former Diablo Valley and California State University philosophy professor suspected in the Antifa bike lock attacks was arrested for assault Wednesday afternoon in Oakland.

Clanton is being held on $200,000 bail after being booked into Berkeley City Jail - though police have not said whether the arrest is connected to online investigative efforts which identified Clanton as a person of interest in bike lock attacks

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