Pakistan police say 87 Christian homes, 19 churches damaged in blasphemy riot

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Pakistan police say 87 Christian homes, 19 churches damaged in blasphemy riot

Emma CLARK
Fri, August 18, 2023 at 11:08 AM EDT·3 min read

More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, a top police official said Friday.

Hundreds of Pakistan's Christian minority fled their homes Wednesday when an angry crowd of Muslim men tore through a neighbourhood in the city of Jaranwala in Punjab province, torching homes and churches.

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The angry mob of hundreds were ordered to protest by Muslim clerics, who used mosque loudspeakers to spread news of the allegations.

Muslims living in the predominantly Christian area gave shelter to their neighbours and pinned Koranic verses to the doors of Christian homes to prevent them from being targeted, residents of both faiths told AFP.

On Friday, 3,200 churches were guarded by police across Punjab province ...

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[keithbvadu2]

1. We have some of the same extremists here in America, Christians, burning other houses of worship,

and attacking those folks of other religions.