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By ROBERT MACKEY
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed dismay on Tuesday that the killing of a female activist in Cairo, which occurred as riot police used force to disperse a peaceful protest, had drawn widespread condemnation from the West.
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One of those killed on Sunday, local news media reported, was a 10-year-old Coptic Christian boy, Mina Maher, who died during clashes in the Matariya district, a frequent flash point between Islamists and the police on the northern edge of Cairo.
As images of his funeral on Monday circulated online, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and of the authorities blamed each other for the boy’s death.
Liam Stack contributed reporting.
