CAIRO — Hundreds of Muslim protesters on Saturday burnt Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt and attacked a police station where they believed a Christian accused of raping a Muslim girl was being held, a police official said.Police repelled the demonstrators in the town of Farshut using tear gas and also arrested 60 people during the clashes in which seven Coptic Christian-owned shops were destroyed, the official said.
The protesters hurled stones at the police station after they heard that a Coptic Christian man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Muslim was being held there, he said.
Roughly ten percent of Egypt's 80-million-strong population are Coptic Christians, who complain of discrimination and are sometimes the target of sectarian attacks.
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My comment on JW.
=== " Egypt:- Muslims burn Christian shops " ===
Why ?
Because no Jewish shops could be found around !
" THE CANARY IS ALREADY DEAD ! NOW IT IS THE TURN OF THE MINERS " !!
Alex News
Nov 22, 2009
THE CANARY IS ALREADY DEAD !
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