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Clashes, Deaths at Coptic Protest in Cairo
Violence broke out Sunday as mostly Coptic Christian demonstrators were protesting against the government at Cairo's state television building, known as Maspiro.
CAIRO (AWR) — Egyptian Christians were in a state of mourning on Monday, after at least 25 people were killed and 150 wounded during Sunday's clashes between largely Coptic protesters, unknown assailants, and Egyptian military police.
The violence began after more than 1,000 Christians marched to Egypt's state television building in Cairo to protest an earlier attack on a structure purported to be a church in the Upper Egyptian village of Marinab.
AWR is currently compiling a comprehensive investigative report into the church arson in Marinab, and the subsequent response by Coptic Christian protesters. To read our preliminary report, click here.
Sunday's violence was stoked by the Egyptian media's extremely biased and inflammatory news reporting, which helped lead to the creation of a deadly sectarian environment.
AWR's Jayson Casper visited the scene of the protests on Sunday, and shares his experience here.
Meanwhile AWR's Lamis Yahya shares her reflection on the violence here.
AWR will continue to investigate reports of sectarian violence. To stay up-to-date with Egyptian current events, please follow us on Twitter at @ArabWestReport.
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