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Disabled Christian man killed in Pakistan

Alleged attackers refused to pay fee in real estate deal
Disabled Christian man killed in Pakistan
Published: April 12, 2016 06:57 AM GMT
Updated: April 12, 2016 06:57 AM GMT

A disabled Christian father in Pakistan was attacked and killed by three Muslim men over a soured real estate deal, according to news reports.

Nazir Masih, 50, was slashed to death April 5 in Lahore after the alleged attackers refused to pay the US$2,400 fee to Masih for a plot of land, reported the Pakistan Christian Post.

Earlier in the day, the buyers and seller engaged in an argument at Masih’s house over the fee.

Later in the day, the alleged killers attacked Masih after the victim left his home, according to the Post.

After the killing, the attackers allegedly told others: "We have put an end to an infidel," reportd the Vatican news agency Fides.

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