Saturday, April 6, 2013

Five Killed in Christian-Muslim Clashes in Egypt; Church Near Cairo Is Attacked, Partly Set on Fire

Five Egyptians were killed and eight wounded today (April 6, 2013) in clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town near Cairo, in the latest sectarian violence in the most populous Arab nation, according to the Yahoo News website.

Four Christians and one Muslim were killed when members of both communities started shooting at each other in Khusus outside the Egyptian capital, security sources said.

State news agency MENA quoted a Christian as saying unidentified assailants had attacked a local church during the clashes and set parts of it on fire. Police had stepped up security at the church after Muslim youths began gathering in the area, and detained 15 people.

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi -- a Muslim Brotherhood leader elected last June -- has promised to protect the rights of Coptic Orthodox Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt's 83 million people.

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