About 95 families have arrived in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, church officials said. “There were many killings and threats of further violence,” said Kirollos Ibrahim, a priest at the Coptic Church of Ismailia, which has aided the displaced. The militants seemed to have detailed information about Coptic families, including men’s names and home addresses, she said. Previously, Islamic State militants had focused their attacks on military installations and security forces. Some of those who fled the violence in El Arish said they hoped to return, but did not know when it would be safe to do so.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 26, 2017 18:58 UTC