Muslims demand investigation of Christians in Mauritania

(Source: VOM-USA) Muslim protesters in Mauritania have called on the government to investigate all Christians in the country, claiming that Christians were involved in the burning of a Qur'an after Islamic prayers on April 27. The protesters said other Islamic books were also burned on the same day and that many copies of the gospel were distributed, insinuating that Christians had some part in what they consider one of the worst offenses possible. They called on the government to investigate Christians to determine their part in the event and, if found guilty, to punish them. Desecrating a Qur'an is punishable by life in prison or even death in some Islamic countries.