A 24-year-old Muslim man is being questioned by Egyptian security authorities after he slashed a church doorman with a razor at the Two Saints Church in Alexandria earlier today, Egyptian media are reporting.

#Egypt: Man stabbed guard while being subjected to control, but overpowered in The Saints, St. Marks & Pope Peter I's Church, #Alexandria pic.twitter.com/ioZpMpYNKn — MENASTREAM (@MENASTREAM) July 15, 2017

When the doorman tried to stop the suspect from entering the church, he pulled a razor out of his bag and slashed the doorman.

An Interior Ministry press statement said that the victim was treated at the hospital and released.

This incident occurred as churches across Egypt remain on high alert amidst an escalation of attacks on Christians.

Earlier this week the Coptic Church announced that all external events, including pilgrimages, festivals, and conferences, had been canceled nationwide at the suggestion of security services.

Churches suspend outdoor activities upon instructions from Interior Ministry: spokesperson – https://t.co/2kvFUK6SH6 pic.twitter.com/p8rpVpiI0V — Daily News Egypt (@DailyNewsEgypt) July 15, 2017

Al-Araby reports: