The Ministry of Health in Egypt that the outcome of the clashes that took place Tuesday between Christians and Muslims in the Egyptian capital amounted to 13 dead and 140 wounded.
The clashes between Muslims and Copts have erupted region Manshiet Nasser
East of Cairo, following demonstrations by Coptic Christians on the back of the burning church in the village of arrival in the governorate of Helwan days ago.
The demonstrators cut off by the Copts, Salah Salem biggest ways the Egyptian capital, which led to clashes between Muslims and Copts have troops intervened by firing in the air to disperse the demonstrators.
The Copts continued protests in front of the Egyptian television in central Cairo against the background of the events of village access.
Authorities in Egypt to contain the effects of these events after that, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf that the priority now to restore security and stability at full speed.
And awaits the return of Egyptian police forces to exercise its functions in full after its withdrawal from the streets of Cairo and other cities following the confrontations described as "Fri anger" in the January 28 last.
Sectarian tension
Forces remain in the Egyptian army are the main security functions, and observers fear the return of the sectarian tension to the country after almost still during the events of the uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak.
According to the official version of the incident that the altercation occurred in the village of "arrival" of the police station in Helwan Atfih between the farmer and two of his relatives and two dealer dealer poultry, fruit and all Muslims, not because of retaliation from the farm to a Christian merchant relationship with his daughter.
Tiff and evolved to an exchange of fire between the parties, which resulted in the death of farmer and father of the girl and fruit dealer bird shot, and infection as well as poultry dealer in his right foot.
The sources added that security procedures following the end of the burial of the dead gathered large numbers of people of the village, and went to the church of martyrs in the village to protest the relationship referred to. The source said that some elements worked to raise the status and torched the church and broke into them and damaged their contents.
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