2005 Alexandria riot

When

21 Oct 2005

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

31.22° N, 29.93° E

Description

riot against Christians in Alexandria, Egypt in the year 2005

Violent Egyptian riot against distribution of controversial religious play recordings

The 2005 Alexandria riot was an anti-Christian riot in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, resulting in several casualties. The riot was an escalation of already hightened tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, especially in Alexandria, following the stabbing of a nun in the city by a Muslim man days prior and his subsequent arrest, which left the nun seriously injured.

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