Egypt: Muslims attack Christians after disappearance of Muslim convert
Pastor Dale Morgan
Egypt: Muslims attack Christians after disappearance of Muslim convert*
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Egyptian police official says security forces have clashed with
hundreds of angry Muslims who attacked houses and shops owned by
Christians in a tiny farming village south of Cairo.
The clashes took place late Friday after the disappearance of a young
woman who had converted to Islam in the village of al-Nazalah. Egypt has
seen several incidents of violence between Muslims and Christians in
recent weeks.
The police official says officers fired tear gas at, and scuffled with,
about 1,000 Muslims who had accused Christians of kidnapping the female
Muslim convert to force her to return to Christianity. He spoke on
condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
A village priest says Muslim residents also threw Molotov cocktails at
Christians.