.... "They set a Christian man on fire the other day," Samir added. "They threw a gasoline bomb at him and no one did anything."
Seven Copts and one Muslim have died in clashes in recent days. The latest violence began after Coptic youths in a village north of Cairo drew offensive images, including a swastika that was mistaken for a cross, on the wall of a Muslim institute.
Gun battles broke out and a church was set aflame, a sign that President Mohamed Morsi's Islamist-led government has failed to defuse religious enmity. [Los Angeles Times] Read more
