However, on the streets of Alexandria and Cairo, the crowds of Coptic protesters have been in no mood to hold hands.

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On October 2nd two Coptic boys, aged nine and ten, were arrested in Beni-Suef, south of Cairo, having been accused of tearing up pages of the Koran.

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The leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians has accused the country's president of "negligence" following deadly clashes outside the main cathedral in Cairo.

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In Egypt, where the revolution featured heartwarming scenes of cohesion between Muslims and the 10% Coptic Christian minority, sectarian clashes have again erupted, with at least 13 killed in riots on the outskirts of Cairo.

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