At Least 10 Dead in Attack on Church in Cairo Suburb

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English
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Mon, 2011-05-09
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2011
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3

 

 

At Least 10 Dead in Attack on Church in Cairo Suburb

 

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May 8, 2011

 

CAIRO, Egypt (AWR) — Over ten people were killed and more than 200 injured on Saturday during an attack on the St. Mina Church in Imbaba, a working class suburb of Cairo. AWR's Jayson Casper spoke with two eyewitnesses of the clash and recounts the events, recaps the reactions, and provides context for the latest outbreak of sectarian violence in a post-revolutionary Egypt.

 

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"It is important for both the state of Egypt and its religious organizations to fully accept the personal decisions of individuals and maintain full transparency on any conversion story," says Hulsman.

 

 

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