First of all, I think the army has control, has power over the whole country and all Egyptians, not only Copts. Regarding the second part of your question, whether Copts have sympathy from the rest of the people, I would say that there have been a number of attempts to divide Muslims and Copts in Egypt. There have been several sectarian attacks in certain neighbourhoods, poor ones in general. There is tension between communities in some villages. That being said, we are far from reaching a point where the two communities no longer tolerate each other. There is a great deal of respect between the two communities. They understand that they share the same fate and the same destiny. They demonstrate together, in fact, and some political parties... The Freedom and Justice Party even included members from other parties who are Copts on its voters lists. It is state repression that pushes things to such a point that communities feel threatened and turn inward to protect themselves from others. The 18 days during which we saw national unity against repression were the best demonstration that this country is united and lives in the spirit of the people.
On May 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.