Police arrested more than 100 Muslims in overnight raids from an area in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of the Quran by a Christian man attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon troops to restore order, on Aug. 17, 2023.
Christian Area in Pakistan Attacked
![Police officers walk through the rubble of homes vandalized by an angry Muslim mob, Aug. 17, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-4e52-08db9ef8ca8d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers walk through the rubble of homes vandalized by an angry Muslim mob, Aug. 17, 2023.
![A Christian man checks a home vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Pakistan on Aug. 17, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3916-08db9ef8c30a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Christian man checks a home vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Pakistan on Aug. 17, 2023.
![A Christian woman weeps after looking at her home vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Pakistan on Aug. 17, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c009-08db9ef8c2fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Christian woman weeps after looking at her home vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Pakistan on Aug. 17, 2023.
![Paramilitary troops patrol after an angry Muslim mob attacked a Christian area in Pakistan on Aug. 17, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-7d39-08db9ef8c2de_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Paramilitary troops patrol after an angry Muslim mob attacked a Christian
area in Pakistan on Aug. 17, 2023.