A number of lawyers and human rights activists filed a report with the Public Prosecutor about the news story published in al-Wafd Newspaper entitled, "Muslim girl says Copts kidnapped her, tattooed cross on her hand [translation of the article by AWR]".

Filers of the reports said that the details published in the newspaper are false and intended to spark fitnah, jeopardizing the national security of the country and inciting vengeance from Copts especially with the state of aggression witnessed by the county these days [between Muslims and Christians].

Raghdah was allegedly kidnapped in the midst of March 2011. Why did she not file a report then with the military police?

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