Pakistan authorities charge man with cyberterrorism over misinformation that sparked riots in U.K.

Authorities in Pakistan on Wednesday arrested and charged a man with cyberterrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month.
The suspect was identified as freelance web developer Farhan Asif, 32, said Imran Kishwar, deputy inspector general of investigations in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province.

The man is accused of spreading misinformation from YouTube and Facebook about the British teenage suspect in a stabbing attack that killed three girls and injured 10 other people July 29 at a dance class in North West England.

The false information claimed that the suspect was a recently arrived asylum-seeker and had a name that suggested he was Muslim.

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