Muslims, Christians Clash, Cairo Church Torched

The following is from our friends at CBN News.

Police in Egypt have detained 23 people in connection with weekend clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians that left 12 people dead and a church in Cairo burned, according to a security official.

The latest bloodshed reportedly began when a rumor spread that a Christian woman who married a Muslim was being held in the Virgin Mary Church. Local religious leaders have not confirmed that report.

"They were around 40 bearded men chanting slogans like 'There is no God but Allah.' After rallying Muslim residents, they opened fire," Rimon Girgis, a 24-year-old with a tattoo of a Coptic saint on his arm, told the Associated Press.