By Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Christians protested for a second day on Monday after a church was set on fire on the outskirts of Cairo, the latest sectarian flare-up in a country already facing political turmoil.
About 5,000 people gathered outside the state television building late into Monday night, a bigger crowd than the 1,000 or so that had demonstrated late on Sunday and into Monday morning. Some Muslims joined the mostly Christian protest.
"Oh Field Marshal, why are you silent?" they chanted, a reference to Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi who heads Egypt's ruling military council, which has been in power since Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11 amid widespread protests.
Tantawi has said the army would rebuild the church before Easter holidays.
