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Two Christians arrested in Pakistan over blasphemy accusation

The attack continued for more than 10 hours without any intervention by police who were at the scene, residents and community leaders said. [Abid Hussain/Al Jazeera]

Police have arrested two Christians accused of blasphemy in eastern Pakistan – two days after a Muslim mob burned churches and houses in the minority’s community – saying the two men had desecrated the Quran.

Pages of the Quran were found in a street with derogatory comments written on them in red, police said.

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