
Muslims and Coptic Christians clashed with bullets, rocks and Molotov cocktails here for the second time in seven days on Saturday night, sending at least 55 people to the hospital, officials with Egypt’s Interior Ministry said.
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Australian Coptic Movement (ACM)Australia’s peak Coptic Community advocacy group. Promoting Justice, Culture and Unity. |
Muslims and Coptic Christians clashed with bullets, rocks and Molotov cocktails here for the second time in seven days on Saturday night, sending at least 55 people to the hospital, officials with Egypt’s Interior Ministry said.
When: Saturday February 12 2011 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Where: Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
The US Senate has condemned a deadly attack on a Coptic Christian church on New Year’s Day in Alexandria, Egypt.
US President Barack Obama has intensified pressure on besieged President Hosni Mubarak by calling for an “orderly transition” of power in Egypt that “must begin now”.
Sydney Morning Herald article highlighting the pressure put on the USA to end Mubarak’s Regime: “Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei put pressure on the United States on Sunday to support calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, saying “life support to the dictator” must end.” http://www.smh.com.au/world/pressure-on-us-to-abandon-mubarak-20110131-1a9y0.html