Posted on 08/03/2009 9:57:57 AM PDT by NYer
.- Religious extremists struck again in Pakistan on Saturday when a violent mob of Muslims looted and burned a Christian neighborhood, killing six Christians by burning them to death. The attacks took place in reaction to a rumor that the Koran was desecrated in a nearby village.
The violence, which took place in the central Punjab town of Gorja City, occurred early on Saturday when a throng of Muslims surged into the Christian quarter, setting all 40 of the Christian houses and two churches aflame.
As the crowd of Muslims approached Gojra City, Christians fired shots at them in self-defense.
Six Christians—four women, a man and a 7 year-old child—were burned to death in the attacks.
The rioters were enraged by the alleged desecration of the Koran in the village of Koriyan, about two miles away.
However, Rana Sanaullah, provincial minister for law, who is also responsible for security matters of Punjab, said that an initial investigation found there was no desecration of the Koran. "It was just a rumor which was exploited by anti-state elements to create chaos," he said.
According to locals, the police observed the looting and burning, but took no action. “Though police was present at the time of attack, miscreants were not stopped by them,” local Christians complained. After some time, the police tried to stop the protesters, but the mob turned on the police, resulting in some injuries.
According to Minorities Concern of Pakistan, “this is the third incident in the last two months of this kind in Punjab province in which Christian localities were attacked due to alleged blasphemy.”
Christians make up just 1.5 percent of the total population of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Sickening.
Hundreds of residents of the Christian enclave of Gojra are standing in a defiant vigil around seven chipboard coffins on the train tracks running through town. Until the Government finds those responsible, they say, they will not remove the bodies. Read More.
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This is horrific. The absolute hatred and evil that it takes to burn someone alive.
Good for them. Do not remain silent.
Real evil in action. Every man be armed. Christians should adopt the philosophy of a Bible in one hand and a revolver in the other because when the savages attack, they can’t be persuaded.
I guess it's not charitable to entertain, howevever briefly, thoughts on the upside of nuclear weapons...
How about a Bible in one hand and a battle rifle in the other?
Paging Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
Paging Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
Paging Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
Hello? Hello? Anyone there????
The silence is deafening from these two worms.
Anti-state? Anti-state!!?
They were anti-Christian you boob! They specifically targeted this town because there were Christians there.
Just to make sure it’s clear:
1. Someone starts a RUMOR that the Koran is desicrated by Christians in a town MILES AWAY.
2. Without even bothering to verify the rumor, Muslims then feel justified in burning the houses of all local Christians who had nothing to do with the ALLEGED desicration, burning innocent men women and children to death.
This is a VERY SICK and dangerous group of people, and anyone living near them should be aware that they can be savagely attacked on the flimsiest of excuses at any time. It is like living amidst a group of hyenas, you never know what will set them off.
This is a religion? Who is kidding who? It is pure evil. And we are to be nice to these animals. Not on my best day.
So much for a religion of peace
Hideous.
Islam is a murdering cult of ignorant savages and should be outlawed.
Oh, don’t forget:
“We’re not a Christian nation”
Barak Obama
What a horrific bunch of monsters. Burning people alive because a book was (reportedly) damaged.
ROP my a$$.
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