A Christian couple in Pakistan have been beaten to death by an angry crowd after being accused of desecrating a Koran.
Their bodies were burned at the brick kiln where they worked in the town of Kot Radha Kishan in Punjab province.
Police identified the victims only as Shama and Shehzad.
Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue and critics argue the laws are often misused to settle personal scores and that minorities are unfairly targeted.
"Yesterday an incident of desecration of the holy Koran took place in the area and today the mob first beat the couple and later set their bodies on fire at a brick kiln.
A security official had tried to save the couple, but they were outnumbered and attacked by the angry crowd.
Senior police officials and government ministers have now arrived there to investigate the killings.
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