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Cairo clashes follow Egypt Coptic funerals | Cairo clashes follow Egypt Coptic funerals |
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Clashes have broken out outside Cairo's main cathedral following the funerals of four Coptic Christians killed in religious violence. | |
Coptic mourners leaving the cathedral are said to have clashed with local residents, and one person is reported to have been killed. | |
Police fired tear gas to break up these latest clashes. | |
Mourners inside the church had earlier chanted slogans against Egypt's Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi. | |
Meanwhile, Egypt's top judicial body has urged the chief prosecutor appointed by Mr Morsi to step down. | Meanwhile, Egypt's top judicial body has urged the chief prosecutor appointed by Mr Morsi to step down. |
Talaat Abdullah, who was named to the post by President Morsi in December, has provoked anger by demanding the arrest of several high-profile political activists. | |
In a statement on Sunday, Egypt's Supreme Judiciary Council urged Mr Abdullah to return to his previous job as a judge. | In a statement on Sunday, Egypt's Supreme Judiciary Council urged Mr Abdullah to return to his previous job as a judge. |
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. | 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 | Sectarian violence |
Egypt's minority of Coptic Christians, who make up about 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. | 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 five deaths - four Copts and one Muslim - 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. | The dispute escalated into a gun battle between Christian and Muslim residents, while Christian-owned shops were also attacked. |
Sunday's clashes reportedly began when cars parked outside the Cairo cathedral were damaged. |