Complex sentence: In southern Egypt, between two and seven Coptic Christian churches were burned to the ground, according to the "New York Times", while the interior ministry said that at least seven Coptic Christian churches had been vandalised or torched by suspected Islamists.
Split into simpler sentences: In southern Egypt, between two and seven Coptic Christian churches were burned to the ground. The interior ministry said that at least seven Coptic Christian churches had been vandalised or torched by suspected Islamists.