In south Egypt, Islamists take over a town

09/06/13

DALGA, Egypt (AP) — The Coptic Orthodox priest would only talk to his visitor after hiding from the watchful eyes of the bearded Muslim outside, who sported a pistol bulging from under his robe.

So Father Yoannis moved behind a wall in the charred skeleton of an ancient monastery to describe how it was torched by Islamistsand then looted when they took over this southern Egyptian town following the ouster of the country's president.

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