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Clashes have broken out outside Cairo's main cathedral following the funerals of four Coptic Christians killed in sectarian violence. Clashes have broken out outside Cairo's main cathedral following the funerals of four Coptic Christians killed in sectarian violence on Saturday.
The interior ministry said there were confrontations between mourners leaving the cathedral and residents.
Hundreds of mourners inside the church earlier chanted slogans against Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.Hundreds of mourners inside the church earlier chanted slogans against Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
They were mourning four Christians who died on Saturday, along with one Muslim, in clashes outside Cairo. Meanwhile, Egypt's top judicial body has urged the chief prosecutor appointed by Mr Morsi to step down.
Violence between Muslims and Coptic Christians has flared numerous times in Egypt since the 2011 revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak from power. Talaat Abdullah has provoked anger by demanding the arrest of several high-profile political activists.
Christians, who make up around 10% of the population, accuse Egypt's new leaders of continued oppression. He was named to the post by President Morsi in December.
Police said Saturday's deaths occurred after Christian youths drew inflammatory symbols on an Islamic institute in Khasus, about 10 miles (15km) north of the capital. In a statement on Sunday, Egypt's Supreme Judiciary Council urged Mr Abdullah to return to his previous job as a judge.
The argument escalated into a gun battle between Christian and Muslim residents, while Christian-owned shops were also attacked. Last week a court annulled the presidential decree that appointed him, but Mr Abdullah continued to carry out his duties, including issuing arrest warrants for activists accused of insulting President Morsi and Islam.
Sectarian violence
Egypt's minority of Coptic Christians, who make up around 10% of the population, have accused the government of failing to protect them, following the fall of Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians have been seen numerous times since then, but Saturday's violence was the worst seen in several months.
Police said the five deaths occurred in Khasus, about 10 miles (15km) north of Cairo, after Christian youths drew inflammatory symbols on an Islamic institute, provoking an argument.
The dispute escalated into a gun battle between Christian and Muslim residents, while Christian-owned shops were also attacked.
After the funerals in central Cairo on Sunday, the interior ministry said Coptic mourners leaving the cathedral clashed with local residents when cars parked outside were damaged.