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| Pakistani Shia Muslims clash with police over arrests |
| 2016-11-08 |
| [AA.TR] Police in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... fired tear gas and launched baton charges as hundreds of protesters blocked the city’s main highway and rail line following the arrests of religious leaders amid a wave of sectarian killings, local media said. Shia Moslem demonstrators hurled stones at police and broadcaster Geo TV reported two officers injured the festivities in an eastern district of Pakistain’s commercial hub and its largest city. Footage aired on television showed long queues of vehicles on either side of the highway as the protesters called for the release of leaders placed in durance vile Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! Sunday night. There were images of pitched battles between protesters and police backed by armored vehicles. More than a dozen people were arrested. Police have arrested around 100 suspects belonging to hardline Shia and Sunni groups in the last three days, including a former Pakistain People’s Party senator, Syed Faisal Raza Abidi, over a round of sectarian killings that have claimed 11 lives in the past week. Sunni-majority Pakistain has a long history of sectarian violence. Shia Moslems account for around 10 to 15 percent of Pakistain’s 202 million population. |
| Posted by:Fred |