The protests and clashes follow the September 30 burning of the Mar Girgis church in Edfu , a city in Aswan governorate in southern Egypt . NEW : The Egyptian Rebels Coalition blames `` interference from outside '' for the violence . Egypt 's prime minister says the clashes `` brought us back , '' forces are `` scrambling '' The army says 12 troops died ; a Coptic leader says 17 civilians died ; one official says 23 total . TL;DR NEW: A senior U.S. administration official tells CNN that President Obama is "appalled" by reports of civilian deaths in Egypt.
NEW : The Egyptian Rebels Coalition blames `` interference from outside '' for the violence . Egypt 's prime minister says the clashes `` brought us back , '' forces are `` scrambling '' The army says 12 troops died ; a Coptic leader says 17 civilians died ; one official says 23 total . TL;DR NEW: A senior U.S. administration official tells CNN that President Obama is "appalled" by reports of civilian deaths in Egypt.