Cairo police clash with Christian rioters

CAIRO - hundreds Christians smashed cars and window in Cairo Wednesday and clashed with police after authorities building on a church, leaving a dead and 30 injured.

Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and beat back written by insurgent who threw stones at the officers and trying the local Governor Office storm.After Egypt's official Middle East News Agency, the slain Christians received a bullet in his thigh and died shortly after his arrival in a near nearby Krankenhaus.Polizei arrested 93 people and two priests were summoned by the General Prosecutor for interrogation.

European Pressphoto Agency protesters damaged a police vehicle Cairo had during clashes with the police in Giza, Wednesday.

Egyptian security headquarters said the riots of the Giza Governor earlier conflicts outside half built church in Giza's Omraniya neighborhood in the early morning hours in the morning followed if truck loaded with material from entering police the site blockiert.Ein few hours later some 700 Christians under the direction of the Governor headquarters and clashed with hundreds of riot police.

Giza Governor General Sayyed Abdel Aziz told the official news agency that rioters had tried and building storm konnte.Kirche officials were unavailable for comment.

The demonstrators were upset by the decision of the authorities, construction on the Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Archangel Michael stop areas.Authorities, the church officials a building permit had violated claimed that said said security officials on condition of anonymity, because you were to talk to the media.

Vehicles surrounded the area around the Church and heavy security in the neighbourhood was even after the clashes had put 15 security.

Coptic Christians make up about 10% of 80 million inhabitants Ägyptens.Sie complain often discrimination, although Christians in General at peace with the Muslim majority with occasional flare-ups of tension and violence to live.

The Coptic community says authorities in Egypt are reluctant to approve permits to build churches, you say, you need to accommodate growing number of believers.A way to circumvent the rules should permits for Christian service centers, to get you then authorities say to churches turn. that was the case with the Church in the midst of the turmoil on Wednesday.

"Human rights groups say attacks against Copts are on the rise, underlines the Government failure to address chronic sectarian tribes in a society where religious radicalism on ground gewinnt.Lionel Nathaniel, head of the United Coptic Geneva-based organization said that the Government a"double standard"with complicated procedures took that for the construction of churches in comparison to the relative ease in the construction of mosques."The Government discriminate against Christians is when it comes to the construction of churches, ", he said."

Insists enjoy the Government Christians the same rights as Muslims.

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