MOB FIRED ON
FANATICAL MOSLEMS | DEMONSTRATORS IX KARACHI 1 ~ Received Afarch 20 10.20 p.m. KARACHI. March 19. | Abdul Quayam, a Moslem, was excj cuted for the murder of a Hindu who wrote offensively against Mahomet. A huge crowd of angry Moslems rushed the cemetery and exhumed Quayam’s body, attempting to carry it in a procession. The police interfered and were stoned by Moslems. The military were called out and fired on the demonstrators. At least 27 were killed aid over 100 injured. The execution was postponed a fortnight ago owing to the Moslems stoning the police. To-day 100,000 fanatical Moslems, including women and children, paraded the streets with the exhumed body and menacingly refused to make way for a party of British officers and troops. The officers fired their revolvers in the air, whereupon the infuriated rioters stoned and threw bottles at the officers, wounding several. Later the police placed a cordon across the road threatening to fire if the rioters did not disperse. The mob bearing the corpse continued to advance, whereupon the police fired a volley. Panic ensued, and the police seized the body, which was reburied.-
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 67, 21 March 1935, Page 5
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189MOB FIRED ON Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 67, 21 March 1935, Page 5
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