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Army calls for inquiry into deadly sectarian clashes
Egypt’s ruling military council called Monday for a swift investigation into violent sectarian clashes between Coptic Christians and police forces, during which at least 25 people were killed.
REUTERS - Egypt's ruling military council called on its government on Monday to carry out a swift investigation into clashes that erupted between Christian protesters and military police, leaving at least 25 people dead.
State television showed Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who leads the council, and other generals meeting a day after the late night violence that was the worst since the army took control following Hosni Mubarak's ouster.
The army also said they would take all necessary measures to maintain security and repeated their commitment to plan for handing power to civilians, after activists accused them of using heavy-handed tactics to disperse Chrstians who were protesting about an attack on a church in southern Egypt.
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"The number of Christians to have fled Egypt since March is approaching 100,000, and could reach 250,000 by the end of 2011, a Coptic NGO has reported. An estimated 93,000 have left already, the head of the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights told the daily Al-Masry Al-Youm."
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