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We were scared and we ran. we had small kids. if they had gotten hurt, what would we have done? the protest was called after two christians were alleged to have ripped pages from the koran, writing obscenities on them. thousands gathered. it turned violent. churches around the city burnt, homes ransacked. when we first got here, people were in a real state of shock but now, quite clear that that is turning to anger. minorities, including christians, are protected by law in pakistan but many we spoke to felt that not enough was done to stop this. translation: when protesters came here, they chanted slogans and i saw the police leaving from the other side. then the protesters destroyed it all. the police argue they stopped the situation deteriorating. if we had charged or started fighting, it could have subsided but it would have swept all over the country and the most important ....

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