Churches Burned As Mobs Attack Pakistan's Christian Community
- By RFE/RL
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A Christian man looks through the debris of a home vandalized in the town of Jaranwala outside the eastern Pakistani city of Faisalabad on August 17 after it was ransacked by an angry mob.
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Police officers walk through the rubble in the Christian district of Jaranwala. Dozens of houses and at least five churches were set on fire after two Christians were accused of blasphemy for allegedly desecrating the Koran.
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A Christian woman weeps on August 17 after her home was vandalized by an angry Muslim mob the day before.
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Furniture and other belongings of a church are set on fire in Jaranwala on August 16.
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Protesters stand on the roof of a church in Jaranwala as they vandalize the building.
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People gather at a church building vandalized by protesters.
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Fire burns inside a church.
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People stand near burning objects taken from a church in Jaranwala on August 16.
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Protesters gather near objects set on fire on a street in Jaranwala.
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A view of a burnt church on the outskirts of Faisalabad following an attack by Muslim men. Local Christians quickly moved to safer places, and no injuries were reported.
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People gather outside a damaged church on the outskirts of Faisalabad.
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Police officials inspect a damaged Salvation Army church in Jaranwala on August 17. Officials said more than 120 people were arrested overnight.
