Cairo : According to Hospital and Security officials at least six people have been killed and 75 others wounded in clashes between Muslims and Christians.
Saturday's clashes erupted after a group of Muslims attacked the Coptic Saint Mena church in the northwestern district of Imbaba to free a Christian woman they alleged was being held
against her will because she wanted to convert to Islam.
against her will because she wanted to convert to Islam.
The verbal clash soon developed into a full fledged confrontation where the two sides exchanged gunfire, firebombs and stones.
Authorities deployed large numbers of soldiers and police, backed by armoured vehicles, to the area. The army fired shots in the air and used tear gas to separate both sides, witnesses said.
Interfaith relationships often cause tension in Egypt, where Christians make up about 10 per cent of its 80 million people.
