Maspero demonstrations
| Maspero demonstration | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Egyptian Crisis under the SCAF | |
| Location | Maspiro, Cairo, Egypt |
| Date | 9–10 October 2011 |
| Target | Coptic Christians |
| Deaths | 24 |
| Injured | 212 |
| Perpetrators | Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Egyptian Armed Forces |
The Maspero demonstrations began in October 2011 by a group dominated by Egyptian Copts in reaction to the demolition of a church in Upper Egypt claimed to be built without the appropriate license. The peaceful protesters who intended to stage a sit-in in front of the Maspiro television building were attacked by security forces and the army, resulting in 24 deaths, mostly among the Coptic protestors, and 212 injuries, most of which were sustained by Copts.