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Pakistan Muslims Torch Christian Houses; 6 Dead

Crowd avenges alleged Koran desecration

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2009 9:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – Six people are dead after Muslim protesters torched houses in a Christian neighborhood of Pakistan’s Gojra City yesterday, CNN reports. The demonstrators, who were protesting an alleged desecration of the Koran at a Christian wedding last weekend, set fire to between 40 and 50 houses. A crowd burned 15 houses in a similar incident last Thursday.

Pakistani Christians carry coffins of riots victims as they block the railway track to protest against the attacks on Christians by Muslims, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in Gojra, Pakistan.
Pakistani Christians carry coffins of riots victims as they block the railway track to protest against the attacks on Christians by Muslims, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in Gojra, Pakistan.   (AP Photo/Khalil-ur-Rehman)
Gojra city is located 100 miles southwest of Lahore in Pakistan.
Gojra city is located 100 miles southwest of Lahore in Pakistan.   (Wikimedia Commons)
Pakistani Christians shout slogans around the coffins of riot victims to protest against the attacks on Christians by Muslims, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in Gojra, Pakistan.
Pakistani Christians shout slogans around the coffins of riot victims to protest against the attacks on Christians by Muslims, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in Gojra, Pakistan.   (AP Photo/Khalil-ur-Rehman)
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COMMENTS
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emptycalm
Aug 3, 2009 4:49 AM CDT
@shonangreg. you speak the truth.
Ucantusethatname
Aug 2, 2009 10:51 AM CDT
Why insult your dog?
Ucantusethatname
Aug 2, 2009 10:50 AM CDT
Three cheers for these Muslim sheetheads.

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