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lynching of woman: 11 cops jailed

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Eleven Afghan policemen were on Tuesday sentenced to a year in prison for recklessness in protecting a woman who was lynched by a mob after being accused of blasphemy. The primary court in Kabul sentenced 11 policemen to one year in jail, Khaama press reported.Earlier, 49 people, including 19 policemen, were arrested but some of them were set free for lack of evidence. On May 6, four civilians were sentenced to death and eight others sent to jail for 16 years after the court found them guilty of lynching the woman.