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35 Muslims and Christians arrested for sectarian violence in Minya

Amany Moussa

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Monday ,02 December 2013

35 Muslims and Christians arrested for sectarian violence in Minya

Security forces in Minya have arrested 35 Muslims and Christians for sectarian clashes in Nazlet Ebeed and Al-Hawarteh villages in Minya province in which 3 people were killed.Security forces in Minya have arrested 35 Muslims and Christians for sectarian clashes in Nazlet Ebeed and Al-Hawarteh villages in Minya province in which 3 people were killed.

Clashes broke out again between Muslims and Copts in Al-Badrman village over an alleged love affair between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman, in which another man was killed.
 
Later the clashes erupted again when a Christian young girl was thrown by fanatics from a second floor window causing her serious injuries.
 
4 people were killed, 27 were injured, and 5 houses of Copts were burned during the clashes.