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Dec 13, 2012
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Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Threatens the Coptic Church with Bloodshed over Morsi’s Presidency

#3699 | 01:15
Source: Online Platforms

Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi, which was posted on the Internet on December 13, 2012:


Safwat Higazi: This is a message to the Egyptian Church from an Egyptian Muslim: By Allah, if you conspire and join ranks with the remnants of the Mubarak regime in order to topple Morsi – things will be different between us.


Crowd: Allah Akbar.


Allah Akbar.


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Safwat Higazi: I say to the Church: True, you are our brethren to this country, but we have our red lines. The legitimacy of Dr. Mohamed Morsi is where we draw the line. If anyone splashes water on this legitimacy, we will splash him with blood.


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