{"id":598433,"date":"2021-07-20T17:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598433"},"modified":"2021-07-20T17:36:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:36:25","slug":"watch-surveillance-footage-captures-woman-igniting-coptic-orthodox-church-in-canada-its-definitely-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-surveillance-footage-captures-woman-igniting-coptic-orthodox-church-in-canada-its-definitely-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Surveillance Footage Captures Woman Igniting Coptic Orthodox Church In Canada: \u2018It\u2019s Definitely Hate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-surveillance-footage-captures-woman-igniting-coptic-orthodox-church-in-canada-its-definitely-hate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234066746.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Surveillance footage captured a woman igniting the front door of a Coptic Orthodox church in Surrey, British Columbia, last week, just five days before a larger fire finally burned it to the ground Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect is described as Caucasian, five feet seven inches tall and heavy-set with dark hair. The woman was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a black tank top, black tights with a flower print, and black flip flops,\u201d according to local outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacearchnews.com\/news\/surrey-church-congregation-heartbroken-by-devastating-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peace Arch News<\/a> (PAN). \u201cInvestigators are asking anyone with information related to either of these investigations to contact the Surrey RCMP (604-599-0502) or Crime Stoppers (www.solvecrime.ca, 1-800-222-TIPS).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4285714285714\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: Police have confirmed that there was an arson attempt last week at St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, British Columbia. The Church was destroyed by a fire early this morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2CIDNGLnHz\">pic.twitter.com\/2CIDNGLnHz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMBreakingNews\/status\/1417157143736823813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Sgt. Elenore Sturko said Tuesday that police do not yet have enough evidence to link the woman in the video to the second fire that ravaged the building on July 19, but they are treating both incidents as suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re saying at this time there is no evidence connecting either of these incidents, so the fire that destroyed the church on the 19th and the arson to those sort-of flowers on the front door, they\u2019re both suspicious events and concerning, but at this time there is no evidence that they\u2019re connected but we do want to find out the identity of that woman who lit that fire on the 14th,\u201d Sturko said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no evidence at this time that links this fire at the church to any other incidents throughout the city or across the province but we\u2019ll be doing a full investigation and we\u2019ll allow the evidence to lead us in the proper direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still in a state of shock, mourning,\u201d said Father Bisenty Gerges. \u201cIt\u2019s unpredictable what the future will be. I think we will rent a place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerges, who provided the surveillance footage to the police, also said he trusts the authorities to find whoever is responsible.&nbsp;\u201cWe leave the investigations to the authorities, we trust them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>St. George Coptic Orthodox Church is the latest Christian house of worship to fall victim to the dozens of church arson attacks that have swept Canadian provinces in recent weeks after hundreds of&nbsp;unmarked indigenous graves were discovered at the sites of residential schools in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks have encompassed several Christian traditions ranging from Roman Catholics and Anglicans to Vietnamese Protestants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/burn-it-all-down-civil-rights-official-reacts-to-burning-of-churches-in-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Burn It All Down\u2019: Civil Rights Official Reacts To Burning Of Churches In Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Coptic Orthodox Church traces its history to St. Mark\u2019s missionary journey to Alexandria, Egypt, during the first century. One member of the church said the attack reminded her of the persecution Christians face in the Muslim-majority country she fled.<\/p>\n<p>As PAN further&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacearchnews.com\/news\/surrey-church-congregation-heartbroken-by-devastating-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"28\">\n<p><em>Nancy Yacoub, a member of St. George\u2019s since she emigrated to Canada from Egypt in 1982, was among about 200 mourners who attended a vigil at the smouldering ruin on Monday night. \u201cMy heart was so broken,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yacoub said Monday\u2019s fire is bringing back bad memories from Egypt. \u201cIt\u2019s a shock.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely hate,\u201d she said, \u201cnothing more than hate, someone who is extremely hateful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She said she\u2019s disappointed with politicians who haven\u2019t spoken out against the fire. \u201cI think being quiet or being silent is encouraging this hate to come out, because nobody is blaming this hate, nobody is saying \u2018stop it.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI believe it\u2019s politics. Bad politics are taking [its] toll on us, everybody, everyone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Canadian journalist Ezra Levant recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dark-days-church-arsonists-plunging-canada-toward-kristallnacht-levels-of-evil-journalist-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a>&nbsp;Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the ongoing arson attacks threaten to plunge the country toward the sort of systematic persecution that afflicted Jewish people in pre-war Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dark-days-church-arsonists-plunging-canada-toward-kristallnacht-levels-of-evil-journalist-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Dark Days\u2019: Church Arsonists Plunging Canada Toward \u2018Kristallnacht\u2019 Levels Of Evil, Journalist Warns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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