November 24, 2010 6:27 PM

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One killed as police & Copts clash in Egypt

In Egypt, one Coptic protester was killed and nearly 100 were arrested this morning in a clash between Coptic Christians and police over the pause of building a church in west Cairo. According to hospital sources, twenty policemen and at least 15 protesters were injured in the scuffles . Hundreds of Coptics clashed with police and rushed into the office building of Giza Governorate in west Cairo to protest the refusal of the authorities to allow them to finish building a new church in the area. Protestors blocked the main street near the office building and hurled stones at police. Scores of police surrounded the area and fired tear gas to break up the demonstration. Orthodox Coptics account for about 10 percent of Egypt's nearly 80 million population and conflicts between Christians and Muslims happen sometimes in Egypt. Christians often complain about being discriminated against in the Islamic country, saying they are not given the same freedom for building churches as Muslims building mosques.

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