24 killed, 200 injured in Egypt
Published:Monday | October 10, 2011 | 9:51 AM
At least 24 people have been killed and more than 200 wounded in the worst violence since Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.
Clashes broke out after a protest in Cairo against an attack on a church in Aswan province last week which Coptic Christians blame on Muslim radicals.
Egyptian TV showed protesters clashing with security forces as army vehicles burned outside the state TV building.
A curfew is now in force.
The cabinet is to hold an emergency meeting today.
Sectarian tensions have increased in recent months in Egypt.