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June 17, 2008

Fearful Signs for Egypt's Coptic Christian Community

by Reem Leila, Al-Ahram Weekly, Cairo - The recent violence at Abu Fana Monastery in the governorate of Minya and robberies at a jewelery shop in Cairo's Zeitoun district, in which four Coptic shop workers were killed, have led to fears of growing sectarian clashes.

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