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Tarek Fawzy / AP
An Egyptian Christian grieves outside the Coptic Christian Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. A car exploded in front of the church early Saturday as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass, killing at least 21 people according to officials, and sparking clashes between Christians and Muslims, a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt.
Ahmed Youssef / EPA
Egyptian firemen try to put out a vehicle fire following a car bomb blast outside a church in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria, Egypt, Jan. 1, 2011, killing at least 21 people and injuring 43. Witnesses said that a car that was parked outside the church exploded around 20 minutes after midnight, targeting Coptic Christians who were attending the New Year‘s Eve mass. Christians account for roughly 10 per cent of Egypt's population, according to official figures.
Reuters
Egyptian riot police clash with Christians in front of the Coptic Orthodox church in Alexandria, 230 km (140 miles) north of Cairo, Jan. 1, 2011. A car bombing outside the church killed 21 people as worshippers gathered to mark the New Year, security and medical sources said on Saturday.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
Egyptian Christians shout as the bodies of several victims of a car bomb attack are carried into ambulances in front of the the Coptic Orthodox church in Alexandria, Egypt, Jan. 1, 2011. The car bombing outside the church killed 21 people as worshippers gathered to mark the New Year, security and medical sources said on Saturday.
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Dear brothers and sisters of Coptic orthodox church in Egypt,
I need to pass a heartfelt condolence for families and all members of the Church, for those who are sacrificed on the New year, 2011. We all know that Coptic Orthodox Church members have strong Christian foundation and an exemplary spiritual life for all Christians of the world. I believe that the blood of all those innocent Christians murdered in Egypt shouts to the God of Abel. All those who are murdered around the church get the prize that all MARTYRS get from Jesus Christ. Remember how St. Peter was martyred, how St. Paul was martyred, how st. Stephan was martyred, how St. George was Martyred, etc...All got an eternal life. Woe to those who wash thier hands with the blood of innocent Christian mothers, fathers and children. Be sure no one can kill Christianity forever!!! since the basic foundation of Christianity is built by the blood of Jesus Christ, Who is always winner. Be sure that Our Lady, the mother of Jesus Christ Who appeared in Zeitun with a grace take the blood of all innocent Christians murdered there by pagans to God. You will see the judgment of God, so be patience. Let the God of Abraham be with you. Let the God of Abrham give a broken heart for those who still need to kill innocent Christians world wide. Woe to the killers. Long live Christianity.
Halefom from Ethiopia
The people who commited this criminal act are not Muslims, Islam is a combination Judaism and Christianity. This is a criminal act and should be punished as such. Same holds true for the burning of mosques in the US: all are criminal acts and the guilty should be recieve the due process of law. Peace
You are living in a fantacy. It is the Muslim fanatics who bomb churches and mosques in Iraq, Pakistan and Afganistan to teach "Americans a lesson". Muslims in US has more freedom than in their own Mullahs controlled countries. If you do not like America, you can get out from here.
Ummm yeah they are muslims and like all muslims want a world of nothing but muslims. True story you should read your quran. Its really shocking to beleave the people would follow something as evil as the quran but their are stupid people everywhere.
Sorry, but there is nothing "Christian" about a "clash" between Christians & Muslims. I don't recall reading anywhere in the Bible about Christ clashing/fighting with anyone.
At some point the West will tire of the Muslim Brotherhood/Al-Qaida/Fatah/Hezbollah/Hamas vermin and will annihilate them. Maybe it will be another heinous terrorist attack like 9/11 or Barcelona or London, that will be the "straw that breaks the camel's back", but it will eventually happen. The West (i.e. Jews and Christinas and Hindus) are better armed and better educated. It is unfortunate that so many innocent people will die along with the terrorists, but that's the breaks. Better the moderate Muslims root out the extremists and take care of them so that they can save the skin of the innocents. But then, maybe there really are no moderate Muslims, only those who are the killers and those who have not yet, but will eventually kill. Or those who birth the killers and send them willingly to their deaths.
cardoc - remember "The Crusades"???? Lots of killing by Christians at that point... in fact, pretty much wiped a good section of the continent at the time... the IRA in Ireland? Christian as well....
Fact is, All religions have evil on them perpetrated by a group claiming to be "religious"... doesn't matter whether it's christianity or islam or judaism.... just think of all the born-agains in the U.S. who are trying to change others to their extreme and primitive philosophies...
Yeah...brought to you by the "religion of peace. Where's the out cry from the "peace loving silent majority Muslums? Ummmmm????
Yeah right...