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Mob killing of Sri Lankan man in Pakistan protested in both countries
Sri Lankan air port workers stand next to a casket carrying remains of Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan employee who was lynched by a Muslim mob in Sialkot last week after unloading it from an aircraft in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, December 6, 2021

THE mob killing of a Sri Lankan man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has sparked protests in both countries after videos of the lynching was shared on social media.

Factory manager Priyantha Diyawadanage was beaten to death on Friday and his body set alight.

More than 100 people gave been arrested over the 48-year-old’s death so far, according to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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