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Egypt promises US "serious probe" into fatal religious clashes
Oct 12, 2011, 14:12 GMT
Cairo - Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamad Amr has told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the government is keen to launch a 'serious probe' into recent deadly clashes in Cairo, the ministry's spokesman Amr Rushdi said on Wednesday.
'The foreign minister confirmed to his US counterpart in a telephone conversation Tuesday night that such incidents do not at all reflect the relations between Egyptians,' added Rushdi.
Around 26 people were killed and more than 300 injured on Sunday in clashes between army troops and protesters, mostly Coptic Christians.
The Egyptian government said it was reviewing a draft law on the legalization of unauthorized places of worship and could approve it within two weeks.
'The (Egyptian) government plans measures to guarantee religious rights of all citizens including incriminating religious discrimination,' said Rushdi.
Sunday's violence was the worst since a popular revolt unseated long-standing president Hosny Mubarak in February.
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