An angry mob led by Salafist sheikhs torched and attacked houses of Shias in the small village of Zawyat Abu Muslam in Giza governorate Sunday afternoon, killing four citizens including a prominent shia figure. Not less than 3000 angry locals attacked houses of Shias in the village Sunday afternoon after weeks of incitement by Salafist preachers, according to eyewitnesses. Five houses were set on fire during the attack. Police are evacuating the rest of Shiite homes in the village. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/74773.aspx
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The alleged attack on 18-year-old Bushra Waiz happened early Saturday at the family home in Nowshera, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/23/world/asia/pakistan-acid-attack/index.html