While Egyptian officials try to contain the repercussions of clashes that erupted between Muslims and Christians in the district of Dahshūr, south of Cairo, which left one killed and dozens others wounded, sectarian violence took place in al-Zaqāzīq, the capital of al-Sharqia governorate.

Financial disputes between two Christian and Muslim families stirred clashes with firearms that some Muslims were about to storm the Anbā Antonius Church before security forces intervened to cordon off the Christian house of worship. [Ahmad Mustafá, al-Hayāt, Aug. 6, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic