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| 14 more die in Karachi target killings |
| 2010-05-21 |
| KARACHI: Fourteen more people, including a policeman, were shot and killed in the city in fresh incidents of target killings on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 38 since Tuesday. Riots, sporadic firing and protests continued across the city that was gripped with panic and fear. Several ANP activists blocked the MT Khan Road in protest. Heavy contingents of law enforcers rushed to the spot, but the protesters pelted them with stones, resulting in the personnel opting for aerial firing and using teargas. According to reports, armed suspects killed two young men early on Thursday in Abbas Town, Abul Hassan Ispahani Road. An MQM activist was killed near the Powerhouse Graveyard in Federal B Area. Taimuria police said Sajid Karim was on his way home when armed suspects intercepted, tortured and killed him. A police constable was also killed in the Risala police precincts. Police said Asadullah was injured when unidentified suspects shot him near Ranchore Line. He was rushed to hospital but he died, the police added. A bullet-riddled body was found in the Surjani police precincts. Police said unidentified suspects had dumped the body after killing the victim. The body was shifted to the morgue, the police added. Another unidentified body was found near the Mauripur Road. The Agra Taj police said the body had been shifted to the morgue after autopsy, while they registered an FIR against unidentified culprits. Moreover, Peerabad SHO Rahim Khan said a man, Bakhti Muhammad, was killed by two men on a motorcycle in Orangi No 5. |
| Posted by:Steve White |