These homes were torched over a Facebook post.
A mob of Bangladeshi Muslims attacked a Hindu village after one villager allegedly took to social media to mock the Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds of people marched on the village demanding to kill the man responsible. They burned down 30 homes before being stopped by police, who used rubber bullets and live fire in the clash.
Intolerance and sectarian tensions are on the rise in Bangladesh. In 2016, 15 Hindu temples were attacked following an Islamophobic Facebook post, and several atheist bloggers have been murdered in recent years.
A mob of Bangladeshi Muslims attacked a Hindu village after one villager allegedly took to social media to mock the Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds of people marched on the village demanding to kill the man responsible. They burned down 30 homes before being stopped by police, who used rubber bullets and live fire in the clash.
Intolerance and sectarian tensions are on the rise in Bangladesh. In 2016, 15 Hindu temples were attacked following an Islamophobic Facebook post, and several atheist bloggers have been murdered in recent years.
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