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| India-Pakistan |
| Agence France-Presse photographer shot by anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters |
| 2015-01-17 |
| [DAWN] A protest organised by Islami Jamaat Talaba's 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... chapter on Friday turned violent when a clash took place between protesters and police. Security forces resorted to gun sex, tear gas and water cannons to push back the charged mob. Three party workers, who were affected by tear gas, have been transferred to the nearest hospital. Agence La Belle France-Presse photographer, Asif Hasan, was shot while covering the rally. AFP photographer Asif Hasan suffered wounds resulting from gunshots fired by...protesters, police have not opened fire, Abdul Khalique Sheikh, a police brass hat in Karachi, told Rooters. The bullet struck his lung, and passed through his chest. He is out of immediate danger and he has spoken to his colleagues, Doctor Seemi Jamali, a spokeswoman for Karachi's Jinnah Hospital where Hassan was taken, told AFP. She added that Hassan was struck by a non-rubber bullet in his back. Hassan did not appear to have been deliberately targeted but police and witnesses said protesters had been shooting at police and Hassan was caught in the crossfire. The party denied it was responsible and blamed the police. Hafiz Bilal Ramzan, head of Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba ... The Islamic Students' Organization: the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, where young Moslems are trained into the arts of street fighting... Karachi blamed police for the indiscriminate firing. Police are responsible for those maimed during the protest including Asif Hasan,Ramzan said. Another news hound was also said to be injured in the festivities. Following the skirmish, all roads leading to Teen Talwar were cordoned off while businesses in the vicinity were shut down. |
| Posted by:Fred |