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| Angry Pakistani Sunnis defy ban |
| 2004-10-08 |
| Angry Sunni Muslims have protested in the Pakistani city of Multan in defiance of a ban on public meetings imposed after a deadly car bombing. About 40 people died when a militant Sunni meeting was attacked on Thursday. Hundreds of protesters in Multan burned tyres, blocked roads and shouted slogans against Shia Muslims. The chief minister of Punjab province has offered a 10m rupee ($175,000) reward for information leading to the capture of the attackers. Pakistani police said they had arrested about a dozen Shia activists in Multan and Faisalabad and units were conducting further raids. Pakistan has a long history of sectarian violence, particularly between majority Sunni and minority Shia Muslims. Thursday's bombing came after a number of deadly attacks on Shias over the past few months. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Angry Sunni Muslims have protested in the Pakistani city of Multan in defiance of a ban on public meetings imposed after a deadly car bombing. About 40 people died when a militant Sunni meeting was attacked on Thursday. Okay, so let me get this straight: Angry seething Sunni Muslims go on rampage because THEIR meeting, where they were angrily and seethingly planning to go on a rampage, got attacked by other angry seething Muslims who were ALSO on a rampage. A pox on both their damn houses, holy as well as private... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-10-09 10:41:33 AM |
| #2 Trade Pakistani Shias for Iraqi Sunnis. This "my religion is better than yours" bullsh*t is grade school stuff; maybe regional solutions oughta be, as well. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-10-08 5:04:02 PM |
| #1 'Angry... Muslims'. Seems redundant. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-10-08 4:59:56 PM |