Pakistani Christians burnt alive

Published: 4 August 2009 y., Tuesday

Pakistani Christians in the Punjabi town of Gojra are picking up the pieces after sectarian violence at the weekend claimed seven Christian lives - including a young child.

Trouble flared after rumours spread that Christians had desecrated a Koran - an offence punishable by death in Muslim Pakistan. 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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