FAISALABAD: Hundreds of Muslim men set fire to churches and vandalised Christian homes during a rampage in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, after Christians were accused of blasphemy.
The mob made its way through a predominantly Christian area on the outskirts of the industrial city of Faisalabad after allegations spread that the Quran had been desecrated.“The crowd inflicted heavy damage on the area including to homes of Christians, and many churches,” Ahad Noor, a district government official, told AFP. Police and rescue officials said at least four churches had been set on fire, while residents said as many as a dozen buildings with church status had been damaged.
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