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| Hundreds of Afghans have protested in Kabul to demand justice for a woman who was killed by a mob outside one of the capital’s most famous mosques. | Hundreds of Afghans have protested in Kabul to demand justice for a woman who was killed by a mob outside one of the capital’s most famous mosques. |
| The woman, a 27-year-old religious scholar named Farkhunda, was beaten, pushed from a roof, run over by a car and set alight before her body was thrown in the Kabul river last Thursday. She was buried amid a huge public outcry on Sunday. | The woman, a 27-year-old religious scholar named Farkhunda, was beaten, pushed from a roof, run over by a car and set alight before her body was thrown in the Kabul river last Thursday. She was buried amid a huge public outcry on Sunday. |
| Protesters who gathered on Monday by the Shah Doshamshera mosque demanded that the government prosecute all those responsible for Farkhunda’s death. Like many Afghans, she was known by only one name. | Protesters who gathered on Monday by the Shah Doshamshera mosque demanded that the government prosecute all those responsible for Farkhunda’s death. Like many Afghans, she was known by only one name. |
| Palwasha, who described herself as a social activist, said: “We demand that the government ensure that all those involved are arrested and that they face an open trial so that justice is implemented and they become an example for others.” | |
| The demonstrators blocked the road outside the mosque and marched along the riverside route from where the attack began to the point where Farkhunda’s body was set alight. | |
| Many of the women in the crowd wore masks of Farkhunda’s battered and bloodied face, which has appeared widely on social media. They carried a banner accusing the government of broken promises on ending corruption and bringing rule of law to Afghanistan. | |
| The Afghan interior minister, Noorulhaq Ulumi, told parliament on Monday that Farkhunda had been falsely accused of burning the Qur’an. “The accusation against her is completely invalid. Farkhunda was a religious girl, she was not involved, she was innocent. | |
| “It is very painful that we were not able to protect a pious young person. We hope this will not be repeated again.” | |
| Police say they have arrested 13 people in relation to her death, and suspended 13 policemen amid allegations they stood by and did nothing to stop the attack. | Police say they have arrested 13 people in relation to her death, and suspended 13 policemen amid allegations they stood by and did nothing to stop the attack. |