 Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal leader Allama Hassan Turabi was laid to rest here in the premises of Mustafa Mosque at Abbas Town yesterday as violence flared in this southern Pakistani city as angry mobs went on a rampage after the funeral.
| We expected no less. The things Paks do best are kill each other and riot... |
Gangs attacked and torched the Gulshan-e-Iqbal outlet of Pizza Hut and two petrol stations in protest at the death of Hassan Turabi. Protesters also attacked car showrooms and smashed up dozens of cars outside. Fires could be seen all around and the air was filled with thick, black smoke.
| As far as I know, he wasn't eating pizza when he was killed, he wasn't gassing his car, and he wasn't buying a new one. |
Police fired tear-gas to break up the crowds but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Thousands of people had earlier attended funeral prayers for Turabi and his nephew Ali, aged about 10, whose killing also sparked rioting late on Friday. The pair were killed when the attacker hugged Turabi outside his home before detonating explosives hidden under a long black gown. The bomber’s head was found nearby. Three bodyguards were also wounded in the blast, one of them seriously. More than 5,000 people, including both Shiites and Sunnis, gathered for the funeral prayers amid tight security with thousands of police patrolling the violence-prone port city. Shiite activists carrying black flags chanted “God is Great” and “Death to America.”
| I'm not sure, but I don't think that it was an American who gave him the kiss of death, either... |
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