On October 9, 2011, a march by Coptic Christians in Cairo to demand an end to the ongoing persecution and discrimination ended with the death of up to 48 Coptic Christian protestors who were beaten, gunned down and run-over by military armoured vehicles in a rampage directed by Egyptian Army personnel, with the assistance of local Islamic extremists.
Official Egyptian spokespersons claim that the Copts opened fire on police and military personnel who then responded with gunfire. There were also groups of civilians, wielding bludgeons and swords, who attacked the unarmed Coptic protesters and non-Christian allies. Estimates of the number of protesters killed have varied, ranging from 23 to almost 50. One source cites a figure of 35 dead, 274 wounded. At least 12 Egyptian army personnel were killed as well.
A list of some of those killed by the Egyptian security is found below:
1- Fady Rizk Ayoub
2- Shehata Thabet
3- Nassif Ragy Nassif
4- Michael Saad Guirguis
5- Michaeil Tawfik Guirguis
6- Ayman Saber Beshay
7- Ayman Fouad Amin
8- Wael Michaeil Khalil
9- Usama Fathy Aziz
10 - Mina Ibrahim Daniel
11- Saad Fahmy Ibrahim
12- Ayman Nassif Wahba
13- Sobhy Gamal Nazeem
14- Hany Foaud Attia
15- Peter
16- Romany Fekry Guirguis
It is expected that the names of other victims will soon be released.
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