A mob of around 1,000 Muslims on Monday attacked and besieged an Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan’s Punjab province to prevent the members of the minority community from commemorating Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, wounding several people.
The Rangers were called in to control the situation after people armed with batons and weapons hurled stones and bricks at the Ahmadi mosque in Chakwal district, some 275 km from lahore, before storming the building.
According to police, the mob also opened fire and set fire to part of the mosque, injuring several people.