22 ARRESTED OVER LYNCHING FOR BLASPHEMY

• Pakistani authorities said Monday they have arrested 22 people involved in the lynching of a university student who was accused of blasphemy, and detained a teen who had been recruited by the Islamic State group for a foiled attack on a church.

The 16 students and six university employees are believed to have incited or taken part in the mob that killed Mohammad Mashal Khan, 23, provincial police chief Salahuddin Mehsud said. Khan was beaten and shot to death Thursday in the northwestern city of Mardan.

Meanwhile, a military spokesman said they detained Noreen Leghari, 19, who was recruited by ISIL to carry out a suicide attack against a church on Easter.

Leghari was detained after shootout April 14 in which another militant was killed.