A mob of Muslims burned churches in eastern Pakistan in a rampage that was ultimately halted by police with batons on Wednesday.
said officers eventually intervened, arriving in force with batons and firing weapons into the air to quell the mob."Our first priority was to save the lives of all of the Christians," Khan said.
A delegation of Muslim clerics also arrived in Jaranwala from the city of Lahore to express solidarity with the Christians. Many of the country's political leaders also condemned the violence. Local residents look at damaged furniture outside a burned church in a Christian neighborhood following an attack in Jaranwala near Faisalabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
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