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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
K.m. Chaudhry

Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks churches and homes of minority Christians

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Police arrested more than 100 Muslims in overnight raids from an area in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of the Quran by a Christian man attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon troops to restore order, officials said Thursday.

There were no casualties as Christians living in a residential area in the city of Jaranwala in the Faisalabad district quickly moved to safer places along with their families following one of the country's most deadly attacks against Christians.

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