Pakistan mob beats and then burns man to death for 'blasphemy' (burning the Koran)

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Pakistan mob burns man to death for 'blasphemy'

A Pakistani mob has taken a man accused of blasphemy from a police station and burnt him to death, police say.

The man was being held for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran in public. The incident took place on the outskirts of Bahawalpur, in Punjab province.

Witnesses said hundreds of people looked on as he screamed for help.

Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law imposes the death penalty for insulting Islam, but it is rarely carried out.

The area where the lynching took place is home to hundreds of madrassas - religious schools - run by radical Islamist or sectarian groups.

Police said they detained the man after locals complained that he had desecrated the Koran.

But before the allegation could be investigated, thousands of angry people surrounded the police station, police said.

"They were demanding that we kill him in front of them, or they'll take him away and kill him themselves," police inspector Ghulam Mohiuddin told the BBC.

'Hysterical'After officers unsuccessfully tried to calm the crowd, it attacked the station, as police tried to disperse it with tear gas. Several policemen were wounded in the violence.

The mob put up roadblocks to prevent police reinforcements from reaching the area, officers said.

"We were totally outnumbered. There were too many of them and they were hysterical. Eventually, they succeeded in taking him away," said one.

The man was reportedly beaten and dragged to the spot where he is said to have desecrated the Koran.

The mob then poured petrol on him and set him on fire, according to witnesses.

Police say they are trying to identify the victim, who was said to be mentally unstable.

"The man had no idea what was going on," said an official.

"While he was in our custody, he kept laughing and chanting."

A case has been registered against unknown attackers. No arrests have been made yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18713545#TWEET168770

[VanessaTony 3,567]

People are crazy. This is why so many people hate religion... because of the nut jobs out there that take it too far.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

It's absolutely horrifying.

However, it's not indicative of "religion" per se but rather of ignorance, and particularly the failure of Pakistani law enforcement to control a violent mob. Otherwise, such incidents would occur routinely throughout the world, and not even be news stories.

[X Factor 1,112]

Crazy stuff happening everywhere on this earth.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Disgusting. That poor man!

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Hai Sofi - good to see you ! Hope everything is ok with you and yours, with all those terrible wildfires in Colorado

[X Factor 1,112]

Disgusting. That poor man!

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I wonder how many people in NYC would be attacked by a blood thirsty mob if they were to burn a bible. This usually happens in third world countries which pretty much means any and all countries where Islam is the predominant religion.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

I wonder how many people in NYC would be attacked by a blood thirsty mob if they were to burn a bible. This usually happens in third world countries which pretty much means any and all countries where Islam is the predominant religion.

Bloodthirsty mobs have attacked people and set them on fire for perceived "crimes" in countries all over the world - and not "usually" in countries where Islam is the predominant religion. Here are just a few examples; there are (sadly) many, many more:

Female armed robber stripped, beaten nd set alight by angry lynch mob, Guatemala

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1236323/Female-armed-robber-stripped-beaten-set-alight-lynch-mob.html

Driver burned alive by mob in Gopalganj

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-27/patna/31439798_1_jeep-road-accident-mob-fury

Nepal mob burns 'witch' alive in horrifying attack

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=burned%20alive%20mob&source=web&cd=15&ved=0CHEQFjAO&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworldnews%2Fasia%2Fnepal%2F9089001%2FNepal-mob-burns-witch-alive-in-horrifying-attack.html&ei=e9v0T8X8OfSI2gW3hIDMBg&usg=AFQjCNGqclX1R2jJA0EtwgnlOhdUcxfPcw&cad=rja

Mob burns to death 11 Kenyan “witches”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/05/21/idUSL21301127

Six Accused Robbers Burned Alive by Mob

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/23/world/fg-briefs23.2

Two Dalit sisters burnt alive by mob

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-19/city/28261864_1_double-murder-mob-rajo

AP: Two men burnt alive by mob

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/ap-two-men-burnt-alive-by-mob/1/112928.html

Mob sets five people on fire in Central Guatemala

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/guatemala/mob-fire.htm