CAIRO — Two Egyptian Christian boys detained over charges of blasphemy and insulting the Qur'an were released and their case was dropped Wednesday, their defense lawyer said. The brothers, Mina Nadi, 9, and Nabil Nadi, 10, were accused by locals in the village of Marco south of Cairo of tearing up a copy of the Qur'an and urinating on it. They were placed in juvenile detention on Oct. 3. “The case has been closed ... and today we knew that the charges were dropped and the children were released after a deal was reached between Muslims, Christians and security officials in the area,” said Gamal Eid, a human rights activist and part of the team of lawyers defending the boys. — Reuters
