Riots in Egypt as Christians are attacked

Sunday's rally began in the Shubra district of northern Cairo, then headed to the state television building along the Nile where men in plainclothes attacked the Christian protesters. Armed with sticks, they chased the Christian protesters from the site, banging metal street signs to scare them off. It was not immediately clear who the attackers were.

Gunshots rang out at the scene outside the state television building, where lines of riot police with shields tried to hold back hundreds of Christian protesters chanting "This is our country."

Security forces eventually fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.

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