INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Pakistani man accused of desecrating the Quran was slain and burned Thursday by a crowd that removed him from a police station where he
had been detained for his protection, authorities said.On the evening of the 20th, locals in the Madian area detained a man, alleging he had
The police intervened, rescued him, and took him to the local police station,& a police source in Swat told AFP, noting the man was not from
the area.But the crowd, urged on by local mosques, converged on the police station and pelted it with stones.To disperse the angry mob,
police fired warning shots into the air, which further incited the crowd
The mob overpowered the police, dragged the man out, and beat him to death with sticks,& the source said.Later, some people poured oil on
his body and set it ablaze, the source added.A local official confirmed the incident, saying: &After killing the man, the enraged protesters
started stoning the police, forcing them to abandon the station.The situation in the area remained tense, with protesters blocking the main
road, according to the official.Blasphemy is a highly sensitive subject in majority Muslim Pakistan, where even accusations without evidence
can stir up anger among crowds and spark outbreaks of violence.In late May, a Christian accused of burning pages of the Quran was also
lynched by a mob in Pakistan&s eastern Punjab region, before succumbing to his injuries in early June, according to police.Also in Punjab,
in February 2023, a crowd beat to death a Muslim accused of having desecrated the holy book
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