3 Egyptian Coptic monks were murdered in a Coptic monastery in South Africa; suspect is an Egyptian church member.

Three Egyptian Coptic monks were murdered in a "criminal assault" inside a Coptic monastery in South Africa, according to the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt. The victims, Father Takla Moussa, Father Minah ava Marcus and Father Youstos ava Marcus, were found with stab wounds at the monastery in Cullinan, a town near Pretoria. An Egyptian member of the Church has been arrested as a possible suspect in the murder.