100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan
Associated PressLAHORE, Pakistan — Police in eastern Pakistan arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them under anti-terrorism laws for attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book, officials said Monday. The mob went on a rampage Saturday after locals said they saw burnt pages of the Quran outside the two Christian men’s house and accused the son of being behind it, setting their house and shoemaking factory on fire in the city of Sargodha in Punjab province, said senior police officer Assad Ijaz Malhi. Malhi said police forces rescued the two wounded men and transported them to a hospital where they were in stable condition, and that at least 100 men were arrested following multiple police raids. Police released details about the incident in a statement on Monday, saying officers received a distress call from Sargodha city informing them that a person in a Christian community had desecrated the Quran and a mob besieged his house to harm him and his family.