Saturday, September 11, 2010

Pakistan: Row over holy verses claims 4 lives in mosque

Some residents of Chorgarhi area in Dag Besud, infuriated with lettering of verses on the walls of the mosque by others, entered the place of worship and opened indiscriminate fire, killing four persons and injuring two others seriously.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch |  Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: Daily Dawn | Pakistan
By Dawn Correspondent | September 10, 2010
      
NOWSHERA: A dispute over inscribing holy verses inside a mosque left four persons dead and two injured in Dag Besud area here on Wednesday night.

Police said that some residents of Chorgarhi area in Dag Besud, infuriated with lettering of verses on the walls of the mosque by others, entered the place of worship and opened indiscriminate fire, killing four persons and injuring two others seriously.

The attackers managed to escape from the scene following which local police raided their residences and recovered 34 pistols, a rifle and hundreds of rounds.


Police said that some inhabitants of the area inscribed certain religious terms inside the mosque while whitewash over which exchange of hot words took place between two locals, Azam Khan and Rehmat Ali.

They said that Azam got infuriated. He along with his two brothers, Nooruddin and Ajab Khan, opened fire inside the mosque killing Taj Mohammad and injuring five others, police said.

They said that the injured identified as Rehmat Ali, Safeerullah and Fazal Maula succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.

Two other injured, Shah Hussain and Azmat, are stated to be in critical condition, they added.


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