Temple raided in Mastung

Published October 1, 2002

QUETTA, Sept 30: Some unknown people raided a small Hindu temple and tried to set fire to the building, near Mastung, police said here on Monday.

According to sources, a group of men attacked a temple between the night of Saturday and Sunday, damaged the statues.

On hearing about the attack, the people of the area rushed to the temple and managed to save the temple from being burned.

The attackers managed to flee the scene.

Mastung police have launched an investigation in to incident.

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