The deputy chairman of Egypt's ruling military council, Sami Anan, will meet five senior Coptic clerics on Wednesday to discuss the clashes that broke out at a Coptic protest on 9 October, informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Twenty-seven protesters and one army soldier were killed in clashes outside the state TV building, known as Maspero, following a march against mounting sectarian aggression against Copts and their churches.
Human rights groups blamed the the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) for the bloodshed, but it denies responsiblity. Egypt's state TV also faced scathing criticism for alleged bias in its coverage of the incident.
The meeting, to be held in the SCAF's headquarters in Abbasseya, will be attended by Bishop Morqos of Shubra al-Kheima, Bishop Moussa of the Orthodox Church youth, Bishop Paula of Tanta, and Pope Shenouda III secretaries Anba Armia and Anba Youannis, according to the sources, who asked not to be named.
The same sources said the SCAF requested the meeting.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
