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8 killed in pro-Iran protest at US consulate in Pakistan, says rescue service
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Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans to condemn the US-Israel attack on Iran during a protest in Karachi on February 28, 2026. (Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)
At least eight people have been killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi today, a rescue service spokesman tells AFP.
“We have moved at least eight dead bodies to Karachi’s civil hospitals, while 20 others were injured in the consulate incident,” says Muhammad Amin, a spokesman for the Edhi Foundation rescue service, adding most had bullet wounds.
Hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters had tried to storm the consulate following the US-Israel strikes on Iran.
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