Saturday, January 01, 2011

CNN.com - Security tightened after deadly church blast in Egypt
CNN reports: "Government officials in Alexandria, Egypt, increased security around places of worship following an explosion that killed at least 21 people at a church in the region, the governor told state media Saturday [...] Copts, who are adherents of an Egyptian sect of Christianity, make up about 9% of the nation's population. About 90% of Egyptians are Muslims."

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