The Maspero Massacre on 9 October 2011

I am posting the following links I’ve collected on the events of Maspero on 9 October 2011. I am posting this without much commentary because the videos and the pictures speak for themselves. I only have this to say. What happened yesterday will beg the question, “Why?” because the “What” is already clear.

APC running protesters over

The army orchestrated an attack on Coptic protests to make it appear as though there is sectarian violence that is not sponsored by the state. They failed. Most Copts understand that this is the doing of the army, not the Muslims. I’m not sure how aware most Muslims are that the Copts did not start any of the violence.

More than 25 people were killed and over 300 others injured.

So why? Why did the army fire on people? Why is the SCAF orchestrating this? Why are Copts targeted?

I won’t go into lengthy answers, but this is the same old plan. It’s like the bombing of the church on New Year’s and it’s like many other sectarian clashes instigated by State Security.

APC running protesters over

(1.This video was removed)

2. What lead protesters to attack?

Very disturbing, APC running over protesters deliberately and mercilessly  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=297792996913952

Minute 5.45 shows clearly without a doubt how the APC ran over protesters.. incredibly disturbing 

Army soldier actually firing from APC caught on video

Various Footage

How it all started

More footage (German TV)

The part the German TV did not catch

Egyptian soldier proud of having shot a protester Green laser pointer on a protester indicating presence of snipers

Sharaf was advised and did nothing A video implicating the army  Another video showing CSF and army damaging the cars Full version of the video showing army damaging cars Priest protecting a soldier from other protesters despite the murders before them Interview with priest who protected the soldier Eyewitness accounts, articles and blog posts

Hossam Bahgat's eyewitness account

Daily News Egypt

CNN Reports on the military's history of violence 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLiagb7-wxQ

Sarah Carr's footage of the Shubra march

Moustafa El Fouly saying dead protesters were thrown into the Nile

Arabawy's blog post 

http://www.arabawy.org/2011/10/09/army-and-police-massacre-protesters-at-maspero/

Ahram Online article

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/23714.aspx

Sarah Carr's first hand account on Al Masry Al Yom and on CBC

http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/503496

http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2151147564

Jack Shenker's analysis on the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/10/cairo-violence-military-rulers?cat=world&type=article

Eyewitness testimony from Hani Bushra

http://www.facebook.com/notes/hani-bushra/my-testimony-about-the-attack-that-i-suffered-in-downtown-cairo-on-october-9-201/10150321526196820

Ahdaf Soueif on the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/10/attack-on-egyptian-christians-not-sectarian?CMP=twt_gu Maspero Testimonies - A blog dedicated to documenting the eyewitness accounts of 9 October http://masperotestimonies.wordpress.com/ Guardian translates some testimonies  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/oct/14/egypt-christians-copts-cairo-demonstrations-interactive Guardian documents some testimonies http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/11/cairo-witnesses-security-forces-bloodshed?CMP=twt_gu Al Masry Al Yom Editorial http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/503904 International Federation for Human Rights http://www.fidh.org/The-Egyptian-Army-crushing Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/10/egypt-investigate-violence-against-coptic-christians Comprehensive Human Rights Watch Report http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/25/egypt-don-t-cover-military-killing-copt-protesters Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/deadly-clashes-coptic-protest-egypt-show-urgent-need-reform-2011-10-11 Mosireen.org - A collection of videos about the events http://mosireen.org/ El Nadeem cause of death report here  Same report in a blog post

TV channels being raided

25 Jan TV Channel raided

Al Hurrah raided

The Victims

Vivian talks about Michael Mosaad's murder by the army No arrests made... Another video :http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=271201212902672 Simon Hanna covers funeral for Ahram Online

Mina Daniel's Autopsy report: "Projectile entered the upper chest and exited from the lower back"

Shohada Maspero Website - Eyewitness testimonies

http://www.shohada2maspero.net/

State TV Lies

Soldiers with one arm bandaged Rasha Magdy on State TV inciting Egyptians against Copts

Apologies for not getting the original video of soldiers lying about the events Soldier calls Christians sons of bitches