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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Pro-Hezbollah protesters in Pakistan clash with police after being blocked from reaching US consulate
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Police in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi say seven officers were injured and receiving treatment in a hospital after protesters pelted them with stones as they attempted to reach the US consulate during a protest over Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Protesters chanted “Death to America,” while carrying posters of Nasrallah.
“Police had to resort to baton charging and tear gas against those who breached the cordons in a bid to disperse the crowd,” says Police Deputy Inspector General Asad Raza, adding that protesters had tried to reach areas beyond cordons agreed upon with organizers in advance.
He says police will register criminal cases against protesters who acted violently.
Pro-Iran Shi’ite religious political party Majlis Wahadatul Muslimeen had organized the rally of around 3,000 people in the country’s most populous city.
The Times of Israel Community.