Note: You can see them parading through the streets starting at the 35 second mark.

Just one more reason for Christians to head for the exits.

Via JPost:

The last few days have seen a surge in Egypt’s police force’s strike, protesting the policies of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and rallying against its handling of the wave of protests that shook the country recently.

As the security vacuum – caused by the closing of police station – increases, so does the presence of radical Islamists, eagerly willing to step up and into the shoes of security officials.

With members of the radical Al-Gamah Al-Islamia organization taking command of the streets of the central city of Asyut and the a-Sheik region in the north as well, we see another freighting testimony to the deteriorating state of Egyptian sovereignty.

In a number of videos uploaded to social media networks, members of the radical Islamist organization can be seen in Asyut, riding motorbikes and waving their flags. Some can be seen donning white capes and even vests reminiscent of those worn by Egyptian traffic police, speeding through the city’s streets and squares screaming: “Allah Akbar.”

Egyptian media has reported that the organization has formed “popular committees for promising security and order in Egypt,” however, it seems they are not trying to form armed militias in a desire to openly clash with the state, rather attempting to complement it.