26 May 2017 · Modern revival
Vehicles carrying Coptic Christian families traveling to visit the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in the Qalmon Mountains, west of Minya Governorate, were attacked in a terrorist assault. Approximately 28 to 29 people — including children, women, and men — were killed, and more than 24 others were injured. The Coptic Orthodox Church gave the martyrs of this day the title 'New Martyrs of Qalmon,' and an annual memorial is held on 26 May.
Later (not precisely specified) — Several attackers killed in security encounters in the Western Desert of Minya
Not precisely specified — Court verdict: 4 defendants sentenced to death, 5 others to hard labor
26 May 2017 (Friday morning) — Armed attack on three vehicles heading to the Monastery of Saint Samuel; approximately 28–29 people killed
August 2017 — Ministry of Interior announces the arrest of several perpetrators after months of pursuing them
2 November 2018 — Repeat attack on two buses returning from a monastery visit; 7 Copts killed and 18 injured
تحركت قوات مكافحة الإرهاب وفُرض طوق أمني على المحافظات المجاورة. بعد ملاحقات استمرت أشهرًا، أعلنت وزارة الداخلية في أغسطس 2017 ضبط عدد من المتورطين، وقُتل عدد آخر من منفذي الهجوم لاحقًا في مواجهات أمنية بالصحراء الغربية للمنيا.
بشفاعة القديس الأنبا صموئيل المعترف، وشهداء طريقه الأطهار الذين أراقوا دماءهم من أجل اسم المسيح، نطلب أن يشفعوا فينا جميعًا، ويكونوا عونًا وبركة لكل من يقصد الدير أو يذكر اسمهم بإيمان. صلاتهم تكون معنا. آمين.
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