On Saturday July 6 a Coptic priest was killed in Northern Sinai in what is being described as the first sectarian killing since President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown.
Mina Aboud Sharween was attacked while walking in the streets of El Arish, which is near the Gaza Strip. The Coptic priest was killed when gunmen believed to be Islamic insurgents attacked Mina Aboud Sharween eventually shooting him to death.
This attack is believed to have been carried out my angry Islamic Insurgents, because the Coptic Pope Tawadros came out in support of the military overthrow of Egypt's President.
Angry insurgents also attacked four military checkpoints on Friday killing five police officers.
Activists with the Maspero Youth Union blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for the attacks on the checkpoint and the death of the Coptic Priest. The activist group believes the attackers were trying to undermine the revolution, but issued a statement saying the extremists will not stop Egypt from becoming free.
"The president's supporters attacked the churches in Luxor, Qena, Minya, Towa, Sharm el-Sheik and Marsa Matrouh," the statement said.
"We say to them tear down all the churches, it is not going to stop us from building Egypt. We will use the stones of our churches to build our homeland."
According to Reuters the Presidents supporters have vowed to stay on the street until he is reinstated. Those who are opposed to the President's return are looking to hold more rallies in order to defend "the Gains of June 30." The rebels are referring to day the massive protests calling for the President's removal began.
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