Police broke up a mob of people armed with sticks that was threatening to attack a church in Gujranwala on Saturday after word spread that two copies of the Holy Quran had been burned, officials said. The crowds marching toward the church in Gujranwala blamed Christians for the burning of the Holy Qurans.
Police charged the crowd of 300 people marching toward the church, lightly injuring several protesters, said Saeed Wahla, the top administrator in the city. The protesters blocked a street with barricades of burning tires. A burned Holy Quran was found Saturday, and two weeks earlier several burned pages from the holy book turned up, said Nabil Awan, another local official. The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, a Christian group, condemned Saturday's march and demanded the government hold an inquiry to find out who was responsible for organising it. The group said such incidents are "just a conspiracy to destabilise the country."
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