Two Christians killed in southern Egypt vendetta

Muslim villagers shot dead two Christian men in southern Egypt in an apparent revenge killing, a security source said on Sunday. The Christian men had recently been released from prison for killing a Muslim man in a sectarian clash.

Relatives of the Muslim man had waited until the Christians had served three-year sentences for the killing before attacking them near the Nile River town of Qena on Saturday after an Easter church service. Police were searching for four gunmen, the official said. A third Christian man was seriously injured and was taken to hospital. (Reuters)