23 injured in Egypt after Muslims attack Coptic Christians

Muslims attacked a community center and burned several homes belonging to Coptic Christians in northwestern Egypt over the weekend, injuring 23 people, in a rampage that a local bishop said was incited by a radical Muslim preacher.

The rioting began Friday when a group of young men hurled rocks at the church community center in Marsa-Matruh, a city along Egypt's Mediterranean coast. The attacks then spread to nearby homes and left behind destroyed cars and other property.

Copts, who make up most of the 8 million Christians in a country of 80 million people, generally live in peace with Muslims, but violence occasionally occurs.

Human-rights groups say attacks on Copts are on the rise, underscoring the government's failure to address chronic sectarian strains in a society where religious radicalism is gaining ground.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011340001_egypt14.html

Why no comment from those who cry about "profiling" at U.S. airports? This seems to be far more discriminatory.