CAIRO, Egypt - Worshippers at three Christian churches came under attack from knife-wielding assailants during Mass Friday.

Police said one worshipper was killed and more than a dozen wounded in the simultaneous attacks in the northern city of Alexandria.

Police were searching for three men, one in each attack.

Hundreds of Christians gathered in angry protest outside the Coptic Christian churches, and witnesses said clashes erupted between Christians and Muslims.

Initial police reports said a total of 17 people were injured: 10 at the Saints Church in downtown Alexandria and three at the nearby Mar Girgis Church. A third attacker wounded four worshippers at a church in Abu Qir, a few miles to the east...

Frankly speaking, I was not surprised. Even though still not the norm, attacks on churches and Christians happen more frequently than anyone could have anticipated. I sometimes find myself thinking about what the future sectarian incident will turn out to be.

I am upset though because the attacks happened in Alexandria. A once beautiful cosmopolitan city that housed vibrant Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities who lived in peace and harmony.

May God curse who is turning Egypt into such an ugly thing. Say Amen.

...Naturally, the forces of clear thinking that reside in the AlArabeya comments section refuse to blame this on egyptian muslims or the islamists . The whole thing is fileld with comments of the like "I refsue to believe those guys are muslims", "Those are people who are hired by foreign forces to create secterian strife" , "This is an american ploy to use the context of protecting christians to invade and divide Egypt", blah blah blah. I am waiting for someone to blame the Jews personally...