[Egypt Independent] One person was killed and four others injured on Saturday in festivities between Moslems and Christians in Qalyubiya, reportedly due to a traffic dispute.In a press statement on Saturday, Mahmoud Yousry, Qalyubiya's security chief, said there were no sectarian motivations behind the incident.
Security forces had managed to put the festivities in the town of Khosous under control after a shootout between disputing parties.
A security source said the festivities flared due to a wrangle over vehicle passing turns. Romani Milad, a Copt, was killed in the festivities.
Over the past years since the 2011 revolution, Egypt has seen chronic incidents of violence between the Moslem majority and the Coptic minority over multiple reasons including church constructions, conversions, and, sometimes, politics.
Khosous had seen sectarian festivities in April 2012 when abusive graffiti was painted on the walls of an Islamic institute. The festivities left six dead.