EGYPT: COPTIC CHRISTIAN PRIEST KILLED IN A BOMBARDMENT OF BULLETS OUTSIDE CHURCH:

A Coptic Christian priest was killed in "a hail of bullets” outside The Church of the Martyr of St George in Sinai, Egypt on Sunday 3 July 2016. Raphael Moussa, 46, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman next to his car, having left the church in Arish where he attended a mass, according to Boulos Halim, a church spokesperson. Security officials said there was more than one gunman involved in the shooting. They said the priest had been followed and shot at when he emerged from his car. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but extremists in the Sinai have targeted Christians before, accusing them of working with the government. A branch of ISIS has been active in the Sinai region and reportedly killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers in the region. "The whole situation in El-Arish and North Sinai is under threat,” said Halim. "Many Christians have left.” (Christianity Today) Pray for the protection and faithful witness of the courageous Coptic Christians who often choose death and persecution from Islamists rather than deny their faith.