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Blasphemy Law Undre Fire amid Religious Violence in Pakistan

Two Christians in Pakistan have been taken into protective custody yesterday to protect them from militants who believe they are guilty of blasphemy and want to kill them.

Posted: Friday, May 4, 2007, 7:29 (BST)

Two Christians in Pakistan have been taken into protective custody yesterday to protect them from militants who believe they are guilty of blasphemy and want to kill them, Release International has said.

Five Christians have been charged with blasphemy and others are linked with a case that has already led to a mob attack on a Christian colony in Punjab.

There are growing concerns that Christians in Toba Tak Singh could face further attacks from Islamist hardliners.

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