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Police say a student accused of blasphemy against Islam was killed by a mob of fellow students at a university campus in northern Pakistan, the BBC reported. The victim, identified as journalism student Mashal Khan, was reportedly beaten and shot at close range. A second man was injured in the mob attack, which occurred on the campus of Abdul Wali Khan University. The campus has been closed, and "many" students have reportedly been arrested.