<p>Egypt's Coptic Church says a fire at a Cairo church Sunday killed at least 41 people and injured at least 14 others.</p>
<p>The Church, citing health officials for the casualty toll, said the blaze ripped through the Abu Sefein church in densely populated neighbourhood of Imbaba.</p>
<p>The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Police said an initial investigation blamed an electrical short-circuit.</p>
<p>President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi spoke by phone with the Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II to offer his condolences, the president's office said.</p>
<p>Copts comprise about 10&#37 of Egypt's primarily Muslim population.</p>
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The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Police said an initial investigation blamed an electrical short-circuit

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