Christians flee northern Egypt for fear of ISIS attack

Scores of Egyptian Christians in the volatile northern part of the Sinai Peninsula are fleeing in droves for fear of attack by terrorist group ISIS.

Reports say Christians for the fourth day running are leaving in droves after a string of sectarian killings with many pointing accusing fingers at the government for failing to protect the minority.

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Official Nabil Shukrallah of the Evangelical Church in Ismailia, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Cairo, says that over 100 families from the city of el-Arish and nearby had passed through the church since Friday.

He says the families arrive scared, exhausted and in need of supplies, which were being stockpiled at the church via donations from several parishes. They are then transported to be housed in and around the city, in private homes and now also housing provided by the government.

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