Suicide bombers kill 14 people outside Pakistani churches
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers exploded themselves near two churches in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday as worshipers were gathered inside, killing 14 people, officials said, in the latest attack against religious minorities in the increasingly fractured country.
In the tense aftermath, angry mobs lashed out at people they suspected of involvement in the attacks — including one person who was burned to death — and Christian crowds set fire to cars in a show of defiance in the country's second largest city and the prime minister's seat of power.
Life in Pakistan is increasingly fraught with danger for religious minorities, especially Christians. They have been targeted by extremist Sunni Muslim militants who object to their faith. ...
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