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A teacher at a mosque accused of assaulting pupils when they failed to memorise verses from the Koran has been cleared of the allegations.
Sohail Musa, 21, of Croston Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, was charged with assaulting two of his pupils at Zakariyya Mosque in the town.
Bolton Magistrates' Court heard he "punched and slapped" pupils when they made mistakes in April last year.
He was found not guilty after a three-day trial.