Security tight as Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas

Pope Shenuda III (C), head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, meets with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb (2nd left), Egyptian Religious Endowments Minister Mohammed Abdel Fadil al-Qawsi (R), Egyptian Mufti Ali Gomaa (2nd right) and former religious endowments minister Hamdi Zaqzuq (L) in Cairo on January 4, 2012 as they pay him a visit on the occasion of Christmas which Copts celebrate on January 7. (AFP) 6/1/2012 AFP A massive plan to protect Egyptian churches swung into action on Friday as Coptic Christians prepared to celebrate their first post-revolution Christmas, with Islamist leaders attending for the first time