CALM was restored to Cairo’s streets on Monday after six policemen were hurt in clashes with thousands of Christians protesting against a graphic news story of a monk’s alleged sexual relations with a married woman. Between 3,000 and 4,000 Coptic Christians had gathered at the main cathedral in Cairo late on Sunday, with many clashing with police when they tried to take their protest to the streets. Six policemen, including three officers, were treated at the scene after being hit by bricks and other projectiles. The newsweekly Al-Nabaa published the controversial story which sparked the trouble, carrying front-page pictures of a bearded man, whom it described as a monk, in a compromising position with a woman. Police said they had confiscated all copies of the publication on court orders. – AFP