Police have arrested two Christians accused of blasphemy in eastern Pakistan, a spokesperson said on August 18, two days after a Muslim mob burned churches and houses in a Christian settlement, accusing the two men of desecrating the Koran. Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan. Although no one has ever been executed, numerous accused people have been lynched by outraged mobs. The police said they have so far rounded up 128 people involved in the attack on the Christian community in Jaranwala in the industrial district of the city of Faisalabad on August 16. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
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