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Death toll in Karachi violence rises to 22
[Iran Press TV Latest] Four more people have been killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, raising the death toll to 22 in the last two days of violence. Rival political parties have turned parts of Karachi into a battleground as armed activists target their opponents. The late Sunday night's shooting took place in Karachi's Orangi Town and Steel Town areas, a Press TV correspondent reported. According to the police, the Sunday casualties occurred as some unknown gunmen opened fire indiscriminately near the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, killing two individuals on the spot as two others succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. The clashes first erupted in the city's Qasba colony area on Friday. Tensions gripped the area as an angry mob set fire to a bus and resorted to aerial firing. Residents fled indoors and markets quickly shut down. On Sunday, a heavy contingent of police and Rangers were deployed in the outskirts of the area, but armed groups continued targeting one another. The latest violence has caused political ripples as well, with the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani advising Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take immediate steps in easing tensions between the city's different political groups. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-02 |
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