CAIRO - A Christian man was killed and at least three were wounded on a train in Egypt in the South The news was given by medical sources and police in the area. Although it is unclear whether there is a religious aspect, the episode threatens to upsurge the tension high after the bombing of the New Year's Eve at the Church of Saints of Alexandria.Today the Egyptian government has called Egypt's ambassador to the Holy See for reference. A decision, said in a statement the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki, taken "in the background of the new statements by the Vatican on Egyptian affairs." "These statements - said the spokesperson - are considered Egypt as an unacceptable interference in its internal affairs." Yesterday, speaking to the ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, in the traditional New Year meeting, the Pope sent an appeal to governments and religious authorities of the Middle East for the protection of Christians.
Benedict XVI said he was "deeply saddened" by "the attacks that have sown death, pain and confusion among Christians of Iraq, to the point of pushing them to leave the land where their ancestors lived for centuries." "Even in Egypt, in Alexandria, terrorism - said the pontiff - hit brutally faithful in prayer in a church.
This succession of attacks is a further sign of the urgent need for governments in the region to adopt, despite the difficulties and threats, effective measures for the protection of religious minorities. "
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