Pakistan: 44 arrested after anti-Christian violence
May 27, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Police in Pakistan have arrested 44 people, charging them with involvement in a wave of anti-Christian violence in the Punjab province.
The violence broke out when burned pages from the Qu’ran were found on the street, and accused a Christian man, Nazir Masih, of blasphemy. A mob attacked the man, ignoring his protests of innocence, and set fire to his home and a small factory he owned before police broke up the riot.
Masih has been hospitalized with burn injuries; he is reportedly in critical but stable condition. A spokesman said that the blasphemy charges against him may have been motivated by neighborhood disputes.
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