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Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Attacks against places of worship "go against the authentic Islamic religion and its teachings of tolerance", but fail to undermine the unity of the Egyptian people. This is how Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar condemned the attack carried out on Thursday, November 12 against a church in Cairo belonging to the Evangelical Coptic community. The leading exponent of the biggest theological academic center of Sunni Islam stressed that attacks of this kind, instead of creating intimidation and increasing sectarianism, have the effect of strengthening "the determination of Christians and Muslims to remain united and to support together the fight against terrorism waged by the Egyptian authorities".
In the attack, some men on motorcycles shot members of the security forces who were guarding the Christian place of worship, in the Giza district of Cairo, seriously injuring a policeman. (GV) (Agenzia Fides 13/11/2015)
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