Egypt arrests 30 in Muslim-Copt clashes — Clashes erupt as Muslim residents protest plans to increase size of Church tower, put bell.
— Middle East Online reports: “Muslim residents began hurling stones at Christian construction workers after hearing that the church was planning to increase the size of its tower and put in a bell, the official said.”
— “Thirty people were arrested on Wednesday after Muslims and Coptic Christians clashed over the building of a church tower in a village in southern Egypt, a security official said. Three people were injured in the clashes which broke out late on Tuesday in Al-Badraman, in Minya province.”