Egyptians March to protest bombing

Admin Tue 04 Jan 2011, 6:09 pm

Egyptians march to protest bombing
CAIRO (UPI) -- Hundreds of Egyptians participated in a demonstration to condemn those responsible for a church explosion that killed 21 Coptic Christians, officials said.

In downtown Cairo, Sunday's marchers included some 500 Muslim and Coptic activists, politicians and other leaders, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The marchers were demonstrating against the attack that occurred in the early hours of 2011 in the coastal city of Alexandria.
Egypt's Ministry of Interior said a suicide bomber carried out the attack. Alexandria's governor said al-Qaida might be responsibl.
Marchers shouted slogans and carried banners showing the crescent and a cross, which has been a historical symbol of unity between Egyptian Muslims and Coptic Christians.
The attackers "will be making a grave mistake if they think that they will be spared the punishment of Egyptians for their act," President Hosni Mubarak said.
The marchers were soon surrounded by police who feared clashes might erupt between protesters and bitter Coptic residents of the area.
The Shubra neighborhood of Cairo is one of the few areas in the capital where large communities of Christians live alongside Muslims.
The marchers called for a mourning period of three days and asked to make Jan. 7, the Coptic Christian's Christmas, a mourning day with no celebrations.

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