Woman Lynched For Burning Koran Was Innocent - Mar 24, 2015
An Afghan woman who was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob for allegedly burning the Koran was ‘innocent’, according to Afghanistan’s interior minister. 28-year-old Farkhunda had been arguing with a mullah about his practice of selling charms to women at a shrine, when things escalated. She was eventually beaten, hit by bats, stamped on, driven over, and her body dragged by a car before being set on fire. Interior minister Noorulhaq Ulumi says the accusation against her was completely invalid. 18 people have been arrested over the incident, though more arrests are expected.