Pakistani protesters take cover during clashes with police, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2015. Pakistani police fired tear gas on Monday after Christian protesters clashed with police in the eastern city of Lahore, a day after Taliban bombers killed more than a dozen people in suicide attacks on two churches in the city. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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ZURICH (AP) - FIFA has postponed Pakistan's World Cup qualifier against Yemen that was scheduled for Tuesday in Lahore because of "safety and security reasons."
On Sunday, 15 people were killed when suicide bombers targeted two churches in a Christian neighborhood of the eastern Pakistan city.
The Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attacks which provoked reprisals.
A Christian mob burned two people to death who were suspected of being involved.
FIFA says it will announce a new date and neutral venue later for the second-leg match in the first round of Asian qualifying.
Yemen won the first leg 3-1 last Thursday when global qualifying kicked off for the 2018 tournament in Russia.
That game was played in Doha, Qatar, as FIFA has also judged Yemen unsafe to host matches.
Pakistani protesters throw rocks during clashes with police to condemn Sunday's suicide bombings that struck two churches, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2015. Pakistani police fired tear gas on Monday after Christian protesters clashed with police in the eastern city of Lahore, a day after Taliban bombers killed more than a dozen people in suicide attacks on two churches in the city. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Pakistani Christians chant slogans during a demonstration to condemn Sunday's suicide bombing attack near two churches, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2015. Pakistani police fired tear gas canisters after minority Christians on Monday clashed with police in the eastern city of Lahore, a day after Taliban suicide bombers killed more than a dozen people as they targeted two churches in the city, the latest attack against religious minorities in this increasingly fractured country. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
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