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Egyptians protest against sectarian violence

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Liberal and left-wing MPs held a sit-in at the Shura Council Monday, calling for the dismissal of the country's interior minister after the weekend attack on Coptic Christians. There were also small protests in Alexandria and Cairo's Abbasiya district. Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has condemned the violence and called for an immediate investigation. What's behind the sectarian clashes?

Coptic Orthodox Christians chant anti-Morsi and anti-government slogans as they attend the funeral of men who died during clashes between Muslims and Christians
Coptic Orthodox Christians chant anti-Morsi and anti-government slogans as they attend the funeral of men who died during clashes between Muslims and Christians Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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