Egypt

Muslims burn part of Aswan Governorate church

A group of Muslims burnt part of a church in a village in Aswan Governorate, 800km south of Cairo, eyewitnesses said Friday.

A group of Muslims gathered after Friday prayers outside Saint George's Church in the village of Marinab, close to the town of Edfu, the eyewitnesses also said.

Security sources said a group of Muslims clashed with the village's Christian residents and destroyed their shops, adding that Central Security Forces cordoned off the village to control the clashes.

Earlier this month, Christian-affiliated news websites reported that a group of Salafis had warned Christians not to leave their homes in Marinab unless they removed the dome from Saint George's Church, which was restored this month.

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