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Certain parties want to stab Egypt's national unity-Shnouda |
2005-10-23 |
![]() On the other side, Grand Imam of the Moslems' Al-Azhar Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Sayed Tantawi, said national unity between Egypt's Moslems and Copts was too strong to be shaken by such incidents. He said Egypt's judiciary would consider the issue. Thousands of Moslims rioted outside a Coptic Christian church in coastal city of Alexandria yesterday to denounce the play, prompting police to beat protesters and fire tear gas into the crowds. |
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