2005 Alexandria riot

2005 Alexandria riot

The 2005 Alexandria riot was an anti-Christian riot in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria. The riot erupted on 21 October when 5,000 Muslims staged a demonstration outside St. George's, a Coptic church, to protest a play they said offended Islam. [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4366232.stm Three killed in Egypt church riot] " 22 October 2005. BBC News.] The situation got out of hand after some protestors began throwing stones at the building and at police who were present at the scene. One hundred people were injured and three died. [ Lindsey, Ursula. " [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0419/p06s01-wome.html Egyptian riots reveal wide religious divide] " 19 April 2006. Christian Science Monitor.]

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