Wednesday, 5 November 2014 - 6:55pm IST | Place: ISLAMABAD | Agency: Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Getty Images Police in Pakistan arrested dozens of people on Wednesday after a mob beat a Christian couple to death and burned their bodies for allegedly desecrating a Koran. Blasphemy is a serious offense in conservative Muslim Pakistan where those accused are sometimes lynched on the spot. Local media reported the Christian couple were accused of burning a copy of the Koran and throwing it in a rubbish bin in the province of Punjab on Tuesday. Police said their bodies were set on fire in a brick kiln. "We have arrested 44 people, it was a...
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