Egyptian riot police were deployed and created a human barrier between the men and the demonstrators.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Witnesses claim the attackers were people seeking to incite sectarian violence NEW: A demonstrator demands international protection
- Pro-Coptic protesters clash with unidentified men
- Tensions have risen this year between Egypt's Muslim majority and its Coptic Christian minority
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Violence erupted in the Cairo neighborhood of Maspero when pro-Coptic protesters clashed with unidentified men, leaving at least two people dead and 60 injured, state TV reported early Sunday.
The demonstrators initially staged a sit-in in front of the state TV building to demand greater rights for the religious minority.
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