Actually, that appears to be misinformation, if not an outright hoax that went viral worldwide.
Most of the "news" sources that perpetuated this lie are, to recycle an old saying, are from newspapers (online and print) that I wouldn't even wrap old fish in.
Fox-owned "news" outlets (Rupert Murdoch), most probably, or other ones who are also 10 steps below the worst "An Alien Ate My Baby!" tabloids when it comes to truthful reporting.
Yellow journalism is alive and well in the 21st century.
The ones who will print anything to sell a newspaper, or get people to click a link online to generate ad revenues, as well as destabilize and vilify areas of the world with muslim populations who are an easy target due to extremists in their midst.
I am an atheist, and in no way support or condone any religious practice, but we must all be careful and ever vigilant not to fall prey to lies uttered and written by those with extremist views, whether it's christian, judaic, islamist, or just plain financially motivated (lets report "this" and make some quick cash! We can always print a three paragraph retraction on page 32 when the lie is uncovered.).