On 9 October, State TV reported that a march of Coptic activists had attacked members of the military, killing three. The allegations inflamed an already tense situation. It has since been revealed that the army fired on the protestors, not the other way round. In an embarrassing u-turn, the Egyptian authorities were forced to admit that there were no military deaths that night. However, the version of events implicating Coptic activists as the catalyst for violence gained widespread traction, even […]

Categories: Egypt, Media • Tags: Egypt, Journalism, Media, SCAF, State TV