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Abid Hussain

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations

Punjab police officials said authorities on site were doing their best to control the mob in Jaranwala [Al Jazeera/Handout via Minorities Alliance Pakistan]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed mobs have attacked at least two churches in Punjab province’s Jaranwala town accusing two Christian residents of blasphemy.

Videos on social media showed hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attacking the Salvation Army Church and the Saint Paul Catholic Church, setting them ablaze, while another mob attacked private homes, torching them and breaking windows.

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