Egypt's Pope: State must address Copts woes
In rare criticism, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has called on the government to address Christian grievances about discrimination and urged his flock to quell violent rioting over a New Year's Day church bombing in Alexandria that killed 21.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the worst on Egyptian Christians in a decade, but security officials now say police are looking at homegrown Islamic extremists, perhaps inspired by al-Qaeda. (AP)
