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Pakistan blasphemy: Gunman shoots accused dead in court
A man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has been shot dead in a courtroom during his trial in the northern city of Peshawar.
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He was killed at a trial hearing on Wednesday morning. Video shared on social media shows his body slumped over the court's seats.
His attacker was arrested at the scene. Another video shows him in handcuffs, shouting angrily that his victim was an "enemy of Islam".
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Mr Naseem was born into the persecuted Ahmadi sect, according to a spokesman for the community. But he added that he had left the sect and claimed to be a prophet himself.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53582578
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He was killed at a trial hearing on Wednesday morning. Video shared on social media shows his body slumped over the court's seats.
His attacker was arrested at the scene. Another video shows him in handcuffs, shouting angrily that his victim was an "enemy of Islam".
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Mr Naseem was born into the persecuted Ahmadi sect, according to a spokesman for the community. But he added that he had left the sect and claimed to be a prophet himself.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53582578
I suspect that the killer was allowed to bring in a gun by a collaborator in court security. These blasphemy cases in Pakistan usually reveal sympathizers in the police and justice systems.
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