Coptic diocese says HUNDREDS of Muslims attack Coptic church in Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators attacked an unlicensed church south of Cairo wounding three people, an Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said on Saturday, in the latest assault on members of the country’s Christian minority.

The incident took place after Friday prayers

The demonstrators destroyed the church’s contents and assaulted Christians inside before security personnel arrived and dispersed them.

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