Notice on a car carrying masked gunmen crossed in front of St. Mary Church in Koshh, Sohag .. Police reinforcement sent immediately in anticipation of violence
Major General Mustapha Moqbel, Assistant Minister, Director of Sohag Police, received a notice from Brigadier Ahmed Shamandi, the police officer of Dar el Salaam police station in the south-east of Sohag governorate, stating that he received a notice from a citizen on a car carrying masked gunmen crossed in front of St. Mary Church.
Police sent reinforcements and tightened security around churches in the village and imposed security cordon on the main streets, entrances and exits of the village and searched suspects in anticipation of violence or riots in the area.