INTERNATIONAL; RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
(UPDATED) Blasphemy execution goes from good news to bad news for beleaguered believers.
Morgan Lee and Jeremy Weber
While a Pakistani Taliban faction claimed it targeted Christians in
Sunday's attack on the children's area of a major park, a large number
of non-Christians also died.
The final tally remains unclear, but at least 14 of the victims were
Christians while the majority were Muslims, according to the Associated
Press. Morning Star News reports the Christian fatalities may be closer
to 45. At least 29 of the overall deaths were "children enjoying an
Easter weekend outing," according to Reuters, while the number of people
wounded has surpassed 300.
Meanwhile, Islamist supporters of Mumtaz Qadri continued a second day of
protests in Pakistan's capital. They demanded (among other things) that
imprisoned Asia Bibi also be hanged... continue reading >>
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