Mob protesting Quran ‘desecration’ attacks Peshawar police station

PESHAWAR: Several police officials, including a senior officer, suffered injuries when a mob protesting the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran attacked the Khazana police station on Charsadda Road area here on Wednesday.

A police official told Dawn that nearly 2,000 people attacked the police station, demanding the custody of a man, who was detained for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran during a domestic fight.

He said that the mobsters damaged the main gate of the police station and pelted its premises with stones.