Young American Student Killed During Violent Protests in Egypt

[SIR HERDERP PRESIDERP SDO]

US student killed in Egypt violence identified as Andrew Pochter, 21

The US State Department has identified the American student killed in renewed violence in Egypt as 21-year-old Andrew Pochter.

Pochter, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was in Alexandria to teach English and improve his Arabic, according to his family. Clashes between supporters and opponents of president Mohamed Morsi became violent this week ahead of a planned mass demonstration.

"He went to Egypt because he cared profoundly about the Middle East, and he planned to live and work there in the pursuit of peace and understanding," the family said in a statement.

The State Department said Saturday it did not have information on the circumstances surrounding Pochter's death, but the family said: "As we understand it, he was witnessing the protest as a bystander and was stabbed by a protester."

Pochter's family said he was entering his junior year at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and he planned to spend his spring semester in Jordan. The school confirmed Pochter was interning at the non-profit organization Amideast.

"Andrew was a wonderful young man looking for new experiences in the world and finding ways to share his talents while he learned," his family said. "Andrew cared deeply about his family and his friends."

At least two people were killed in Friday's clashes, as opposing protesters took to the streets ahead of a mass protests against president Morsi scheduled for Sunday.​

 

[Lord of the Kings]

Muslims are just making their reputation down because there will be many people misunderstanding this video and think that Muslims are barbarians

 

[oShux]

Not to sound ****ed up or anything, and I know alot of people are gonna hate me for this but. People die everyday,so much that I'm used to hearing about death back when I was a kid whenever a person died people's reactions used to be like "Oh my god thats so sad bless his soul, rest in peace, blah blah blah" Nowadays its just "Oh he's dead too?" Y'know what I mean

 

[Mypower]

Not to sound ****ed up or anything, and I know alot of people are gonna hate me for this but. People die everyday,so much that I'm used to hearing about death back when I was a kid whenever a person died people's reactions used to be like "Oh my god thats so sad bless his soul, rest in peace, blah blah blah" Nowadays its just "Oh he's dead too?" Y'know what I mean

Yeah I get what you're saying.

 

[oShux]

Muslims are just making their reputation down because there will be many people misunderstanding this video and think that Muslims are barbarians

Whenever a Christian does anything no one brings up the fact that he's Christian chances are those men who did all those mass shootings at the movie theatre's and schools were Christian or catholic or w/e cause they damn well didn't "look like Muslims", but when a Muslim does everyone dick rides. I'm not very religious but I have Christian and Muslim friends and what I noticed is that. ( I'm not hating on religion im just real talking) My Christian friends who are supposedly the "most peaceful and perfect" religion always encourage me to sin, they're the ones who talked me into smoking weed, Christians sin 6 days a week and then go to church and pray once on one day pretending that they've repented just so they can do the same thing the next week. As for Muslims, they pray five times a day, every single day. The video says he was killed in a riot in Egypt, NOT that he was killed by Muslims don't assume shit . People bring up that religion whenever they can it's a shame get your mind out the gutter man

 

[Pumpkin Ninja]

Muslims are just making their reputation down because there will be many people misunderstanding this video and think that Muslims are barbarians

Exactly, I'm Muslim and I hate it when I hear that another Muslim killed someone because then other Muslims just get hated on. But you know there are a lot of Christians in Egypt too you can't just assume it was a Muslim.

 

[NinjutsuSeeker]

Muslims are just making their reputation down because there will be many people misunderstanding this video and think that Muslims are barbarians

yes, because only muslims riot. and only muslims kill

 

[oShux]

yes, because only muslims riot. and only muslims kill

Ikr? This guy is an idiot

 

[nanacha]

Muslims are just making their reputation down because there will be many people misunderstanding this video and think that Muslims are barbarians

why are you bringing islam here? violence is intolerable , but not only Muslims protesters use it, so stop your discrimination

 

[Lord of the Kings]

why are you bringing islam here? violence is intolerable , but not only Muslims protesters use it, so stop your discrimination

Guys i mean that any video has Muslim or Islamic content into it, most people will see that "OH! Those muslims are barbarians".

 

[Avonomemi]

I was gonna cry while I was reading until I saw your sig xD
OT: that's just so sad

 

[Darthlawsuit]

Muslims are just making their reputation down because there will be many people misunderstanding this video and think that Muslims are barbarians

Barbarians were quite a bit more civilized then you think. If you want to see uncivil look at the romans.

 

[Jin Hayami]

Okay it should be common sense by now. If you are an American in the middle east and you see a protest common sense should dictate you walk the other way. We are viewed very poorly politically over there right now. Very hard to see a situation where something good comes from that.

 

[YowYan]

Pfft. The dutch news channels view the death of our own people in foreign countries the same way the americans do.
It's heartbreaking and horrible if one or two of our own people die, but uninterested if they hear about a couple of hundred deaths in ..let's say Afghanistan.

 

[Vegeta]

Pfft. The dutch news channels view the death of our own people in foreign countries the same way the americans do.
It's heartbreaking and horrible if one or two of our own people die, but uninterested if they hear about a couple of hundred deaths in ..let's say Afghanistan.

This is a sad but true fact of the media. No big deal till it hits home.