Four Afghan men look on in court during their trial in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old woman, in Kabul, Afghanistan May 6, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan judge sentenced four men to death on Wednesday for the mob killing of 27-year-old woman accused of burning a Koran in Kabul, a case that sparked outrage and rare street protests against religious extremism in the capital.
The caretaker of a Muslim shrine who falsely accused the woman of desecrating Islam's holy book was among those sentenced to death.
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