Dozens of Salafis gathered Tuesday evening outside the Malawy Police Station in Minya Governorate to demand the protection of a Coptic teenager who converted to Islam few days ago as well as a number of Muslim families who were allegedly threatened.
Minya Security Directorate head Mamdouh Meqalled received a telephone call from Major General Essam Mehrez in south Minya reporting the incident. Mehrez said he met with a number of protesters and encouraged them to remain calm.
April 6 Youth Movement member Mohamed Farouk said dozens gathered outside the police station after a number of Copts reportedly threatened three Muslim families who helped with the conversion.
Private newspaper Youm7 said on 24 October that a Coptic man reported his 14-year old daughter missing. He said that his daughter left for school as usual in the morning but he received an anonymous phone call two hours after her departure saying she was not in school.
He told Youm7 that prior to her disappearance, he had received another phone call telling him to "take care" of his children.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
