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Warring monks threaten destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Times Online
A long-running row over the rights to a rooftop
section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre could
bring the entire structure tumbling down, destroying
Christendom?s holiest site...
...Relations between the two groups have remained
tense ever since, with the Coptic Church refusing
to relinquish its claim to the monastery and posting
a single monk there at all times. In the midst of a
blistering heatwave in the summer of 2002, the
Coptic monk on duty moved his chair from its
agreed spot to a shadier corner. The move was
taken as a hostile manoeuvre by the Ethiopians
and 11 monks needed hospital treatment after
the ensuing fracas.