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| Blasphemy case: Scot shot in Pakistan jail | Blasphemy case: Scot shot in Pakistan jail |
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| A 70-year-old Scot jailed in Pakistan on blasphemy charges has been shot and wounded by a policeman. | A 70-year-old Scot jailed in Pakistan on blasphemy charges has been shot and wounded by a policeman. |
| Muhammad Asghar, who is from Edinburgh, was arrested in 2010 after writing letters to a number of people claiming to be a prophet. | Muhammad Asghar, who is from Edinburgh, was arrested in 2010 after writing letters to a number of people claiming to be a prophet. |
| A court in Rawalpindi convicted him of blasphemy earlier this year. | A court in Rawalpindi convicted him of blasphemy earlier this year. |
| The attack is said to have taken place inside the Adiala Jail, where he was being held. | |
| Mr Asghar was in his jail cell when a policeman, said to be member of the elite force, walked up to him and fired several shots. | |
| At least one bullet is said to have hit him in the arm. The attacker was over powered by jail security. | |
| The inmate has been taken to the jail hospital where his condition is said to be "out of danger". | |
| Mr Asghar's family and lawyers have said he has a history of mental illness. | Mr Asghar's family and lawyers have said he has a history of mental illness. |
| British politicians and activists have been campaigning for his release, urging the Pakistani government to intervene in his case so he can be treated. | British politicians and activists have been campaigning for his release, urging the Pakistani government to intervene in his case so he can be treated. |
| Adiala Jail is notorious for being ovecrowded with poor conditions. | |
| It is where the "celebrated" attacker of Governor Salman Taseer -Mumtaz Qadri- is also in custody. |