Cairo , Egypt ( CNN ) -- Thousands of Christian Copts in Cairo protested outside the offices of the Egyptian state broadcaster , witnesses said on Friday . It was the seventh day of protests over what they 're calling the `` marginalization and lack of representation '' of their concerns in state media . There have been longstanding tensions between Muslims and Copts in Egypt , and 13 Copts were killed in sectarian clashes last Tuesday . That erupted after a family dispute between Christians and Muslims resulted in a church burning south of Cairo .
The protests occurred in the Egyptian capital of Cairo . There have been longstanding tensions between Muslims and Copts .