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Paramilitary forces have been guarding the Christian community in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob vandalized and burned churches and many houses after two residents of the community were accused of desecrating the Koran, police said today.
The attack took place on Wednesday in Janwala, Faisalabad, an industrial district, and went on for more than 10 hours without police intervention, residents and community leaders said. Police denied the accusation, saying security forces had intervened on time.
The mob were asking for the two defendants, who had fled their homes, to be handed over to them.
Residents said that thousands of Muslims led by local muslim priests held iron bars, sticks, knives and daggers during the riots.
In a statement, the provincial government said that paramilitary forces were deployed to assist the police in controlling the situation.
Troops have blockaded the Christian area, closing all entry and exit points with barbed wire….
Paramilitary forces have been guarding the Christian community in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob vandalized and burned churches and many houses after two residents of the community were accused of desecrating the Koran, police said today.
The attack took place on Wednesday in Janwala, Faisalabad, an industrial district, and went on for more than 10 hours without police intervention, residents and community leaders said. Police denied the accusation, saying security forces had intervened on time.
The mob were asking for the two defendants, who had fled their homes, to be handed over to them.
Residents said that thousands of Muslims led by local muslim priests held iron bars, sticks, knives and daggers during the riots.
In a statement, the provincial government said that paramilitary forces were deployed to assist the police in controlling the situation.
Troops have blockaded the Christian area, closing all entry and exit points with barbed wire….