EGYPT - Curfew in Delga, a Islamist-held town where Christians cannot live [AN]

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This morning, the army entered some of the town’s districts only thanks to air cover. The Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists had taken it over on 14 August. Because Islamists are heavily armed, the army and police waited for reinforcements before moving in. half of the town’s 20,000 Christians have fled after churches and homes were torched or demolished. Those left have to pay jizya, a tax for unbelievers last levied under Ottoman rule.

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