Miscreants set church on fire in Pakistan

By ANI
Sunday, September 19, 2010

KARACHI - Some miscreants in Shah Latif Town of Pakistan allegedly set a church on fire, fuelling a wave of anger and tension among Christians residing in that area.

According to police, Priest Peter Shahzad filed an FIR, complaining that some unidentified persons entered the church located near Chowkandi Graveyard, Sector 19-B in the Shah Latif police jurisdiction, and torched it before fleeing, the Daily Times reported.

Several sacred and holy books were burnt, hurting the religious sentiments of local Christians.ollowing the incident, police registered FIR No 676/10, and dispatched a heavy contingent of policemen to the area to avoid any major incident or rioting. (ANI)

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