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Christian protesters attacked in Egypt

Thousands of Coptic Christian protesters chanting against Egypt's military rulers came under attack on Sunday by assailants firing pellets and throwing rocks, a security official and witnesses said. Several vehicles were set on fire during the clashes, sending heavy black smoke rising over a scenic street along the Nile.

 

The Christians were protesting the latest attack on a church in southern Egypt. The rally began in the Shubra district of northern Cairo, then headed to the state television building overlooking the Nile where men in plainclothes attacked them. It was not immediately clear who the attackers were. Anti-riot police held the crowds back from the towering TV building. (AP)

 


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