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Pakistan arrests girl for alleged Koran-burning
by Farhan Bokhari, Tucker Reals
CBS News
August 21, 2012
https://www.legal-project.org/2929/pakistan-arrests-girl-for-alleged-koran-burning
Excerpt:
(CBS News) ISLAMABAD - A teenage girl in Pakistan has been arrested after furious mobs surrounded her house, accusing her of violating the nation's strict blasphemy laws - an offense which can, but rarely does, lead to the death penalty - by allegedly burning pages of a Koran. The case has highlighted the tremendous sway radical Islamic groups hold over society in many parts of Pakistan.
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