Charges brought over burning of Christian couple

A court in Pakistan has charged 106 people with the horrific murder of a Christian couple near Lahore last November, writes Ellen Teague. Shahzad Masih, 28, and his wife Shama Bibi, 25, who was pregnant, were killed by a mob after being accused of blasphemy, specifically with burning pages of the Qur’an. After being attacked with bricks and shovels they were laid on a brick oven and burned alive. The brick kiln owner and three Muslim clerics who made provocative speeches against the couple are among the accused, all of whom have denied the charges.