According to a spokesperson from the interim government of Punjab, over 100 individuals have been apprehended in connection with riots directed at Christians due to alleged blasphemy in Faisalabad, Pakistan, as reported by Geo News on Wednesday.
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"This was a well thought out plan to disrupt peace and a high-level investigation is underway regarding the desecration of the Holy Quran and incidents that take place afterwards," a spokesperson said.
A frenzied mob on Wednesday descended upon a Christian colony in Pakistan’s Punjab province, attacking and ransacking as many as eight churches, setting them on fire and vandalizing adjoining buildings.