What happened at Maspero? Three weeks after the fateful evening of October 9, during which at least 27 mostly Coptic Christians died, and over 300 were injured, this question has still not been answered. The investigation is in the hands of the Egyptian military judiciary, but no findings have yet been announced. This has not prevented each side from presenting its spin. A few days after the incident, the military council (SCAF) conducted an international press conference and affirmed the initial narrative in which its soldiers were fired upon and a “classified” number of them died. Though SCAF praised State TV for its objectivity, it backpedaled somewhat in placing the blame on the Coptic protesters, as initial media reports proclaimed. SACF showed videos in which military personnel were attacked and beaten by protesters, buttressing its claim that the deaths of those protesters who were crushed by armed vehicles – neither confirmed nor denied – were accidental and not part of military policy. As for those who were shot, SCAF alleged that the soldiers had been outfitted only with blanks and that a third party must have been involved in the shootings.

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Spinning the Story of Maspero: Video Evidence from the Coptic Protest

NEWBURGH, N.Y. — A woman who had just been involved in a domestic dispute loaded her four children into a minivan Tuesday night before letting one out and driving the rest of them into the Hudson River, firefighters said. The woman and three young children were killed.

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Mom drives van into NY river after domestic spat, killing herself, 3 kids; 1 son let out first

Four cyclists have been involved in crashes with the vehicles which distribute London’s rented bicycles, in the past six months.

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Cyclists in bike hire van crashes

The death of an 18-year-old who had been involved in a disturbance outside a Paisley nightclub is treated as suspicious.

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Teenager dies after disturbance

Brazilian police say they have gained control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town in Rio de Janeiro where security forces have been involved in violent clashes with drugs gangs.

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Police move in on Rio shanty town

US agents whose job is to transport nuclear weapons have been involved in 16 alcohol-related incidents while on the job, officials say.

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US nuclear agents ‘drunk on duty’