Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt




 
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Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt
 
April 7th, 2013  
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Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt
By Ashraf Fahim EL KHUSUS, Egypt (Reuters) - Five Egyptians were killed and eight wounded in clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town near Cairo, security sources said on Saturday, in some of the worst sectarian violence in Egypt for months. Christian-Muslim confrontations have increased in Muslim-majority Egypt since the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 gave freer rein to hardline Islamists repressed under his rule. ...




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