The ravaged city was home to a minority of Christians belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church, the Assyrian Church of the East, Syriac Orthodox Church, Chaldean Catholic and Syriac Catholic Church, and various Protestants.
A suspect was apprehended near a kebab shop in Lyon and put under police custody. However, it was not clear whether the nabbed suspect was the 'real assailant'.
Sadiq's statement led to controversy especially since it was widely publicised in Indian 'liberal' media as well that release of Abhinandan was a great 'peace gesture' by Imran Khan government.