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Pakistan arrests 129 after mob attacks on churches and Christian homes
Updated On: 18 August, 2023 07:53 AM IST | Jaranwala | Agencies
More than 3,000 cops, Pakistan Rangers companies deployed as residents return to Jaranwala
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Police officials and residents stand amid debris outside the torched St John Church in Jaranwala. Pic/AP
Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to restore order.
The Christians living in the city of Jaranwala in the Faisalabad district quickly moved to safer places as the mob rampaged Wednesday, and there were no casualties from what was one of the country’s most destructive attacks against Christians. They slowly returned home to see the destruction Thursday. At least one church was burned, four were damaged and two dozen homes were torched or badly damaged.
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