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CAPTION ONLY: MUSLIMS DEMAND DEATH OF `BLASPHEMERS’

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Muslim militants in Pakistan chant slogans outside the Lahore High Court on Monday, demanding the execution of two Christians sentenced to die under the country's blasphemy law. Two judges hearing an appeal by Salamat Masih, 14, and Rehmat Masih, 40, adjourned the case until Tuesday. A lower court this month sentenced the pair to die for blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed. They deny the charge. Main plaintiff Maulvi Fazal-e-Haq told the court he did not wish to pursue the case, but the court said the case could not be dismissed since it involved a crime against the state.