Capital police foil mob lynching

ISLAMABAD: Police said Tuesday they foiled an attempt by a mob to lynch a blasphemy suspect recently arrested on charges of insulting Islam, foreign media reported.

The mob stormed the Golra police station on the outskirts of Islamabad on Monday night, after police refused to hand over the suspect to the crowd outside for punishment, local police chief Asim Ghaffar said.

The suspect was unharmed while six police officials were slightly injured in the attack, Ghaffar said. The accused is accused of sharing anti-Islam content on social media.