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31 December 2010
Last updated at 18:44 ET
An explosion has been reported outside a church in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria with unconfirmed reports of a number of casualties.
Several people were killed in the blast, an unnamed security official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Alexandria, with a population of about four million, is the country's second-biggest city.
Christians from the Coptic Orthodox Church make up about 10% of Egypt's predominantly Muslim population.
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Several people were killed in the blast, an unnamed security official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Alexandria, with a population of about four million, is the country's second-biggest city.
Christians from the Coptic Orthodox Church make up about 10% of Egypt's predominantly Muslim population.
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