100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan

By BABAR DOGAR AND MUNIR AHMED
Associated Press

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in eastern Pakistan say they have arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them with attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book. Police said Monday the mob went on a rampage after locals saw burnt pages of the Quran outside the two men’s house and accused the son of being behind it. On Saturday, angry Muslims set the two Christian men’s house and shoemaking factory on fire in the city of Sargodha in Punjab province and attacked the son, according to police. The two men were in stable condition and more than 100 Muslim men were arrested following multiple police raids.