The US Embassy in Cairo has urged Egypt to begin transparent investigations about sectarian clashes that erupted on Saturday between Muslims and Christians.
A statement released by the embassy on Monday morning denounced the “unjustified” violence and called for self-restraint. It voiced support for Egypt’s national unity.
Twelve were killed and 232 wounded after a battle with guns and firebombs in Imbaba, in northwest Cairo, between conservative Muslims and Christians. The clashes followed news of a female Muslim convert rumored to have been detained in a church.
The embassy's statement hailed efforts by Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to combat sectarian violence. It also offered condolences for families of both Muslim and Christian victims.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
