Muslims Pelt Funeral Procession With Bricks as Coptic Church Condemns Attack, Calls for Three-day Fast

Muslims Pelt Funeral Procession With Bricks as Coptic Church Condemns Attack, Calls for Three-day Fast: "CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) -- Coptic church leaders have expressed horror at the events in Maspero, where 24 Copts were killed and over 200 were wounded. The church stressed that the Christian faith rejects violence.

According to Egyptian journalist Mary Abdelmassih, writing for AINA -- the Assyrian International News Agency -- (www.aina.org ) the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt issued a statement on October 10, which blasted the government for failing to find solutions to "problems that occur repeatedly and go unpunished." The Church is asking all Copts to fast continuously for three days starting tomorrow "in order to have peace in Egypt.""

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