Egypt arrests 30 in Muslim-Copt clash over church tower

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CAIRO: Thirty people were arrested on Wednesday after Muslims and Coptic Christians clashed over the building of a church tower in a village in southern Egypt, a security official said.

Three people were injured in the clashes which broke out late on Tuesday in Al-Badraman, in Minya province.

Muslim residents began hurling stones at Christian construction workers after hearing that the church was planning to increase the size of its tower and put in a bell, the official said.

Thirty people were arrested on the spot, the official told AFP.

The Copts, the Middle East s largest Christian community, make up between six and 10 percent of Egypt s 80 million people but complain of frequent discrimination and harassment. -AFP

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