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Blasphemy case: Scot shot in Pakistan jail

 

 

A 70-year-old Scot in jail with a death sentence in Pakistan over blasphemy charges is in a critical condition after being shot by a policeman.

 

Muhammad Asghar, who is from Edinburgh, was arrested in 2010 after writing letters to a number of people claiming to be a prophet.

 

A court in Rawalpindi convicted him of blasphemy earlier this year.

 

The attack took place at 08:30 local time inside the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, where he was being held.

 

A Rawalpindi police official told BBC Urdu's Shahzad Malik the gunman who shot the Scot is Mohammad Yousuf, a member of the Elite Force of police commandos.

 

He said Mr Yousuf walked into Mr Asghar's cell before shooting him.

 

Prison security, who ran to the scene when they heard the gunshots, were said to have overpowered and disarmed Mr Yousuf.

 

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29357949

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