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Violent protests erupt at the US consulate in Karachi following the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei
Hundreds of protesters stormed the US consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, after the the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday.
Videos showed several men armed with sticks and bats breaking windows and doors of the consulate building.
Locals protesting Iran strikes are currently smashing windows at a U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/hlOd8cipgb
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At least eight people were killed after clashes broke out between police and protesters according to Edhi Rescue Service. Police resorted to using tear gas and baton charges to disperse the angry mob.
Several people were also said to be injured after a clash between the protesters and the police. The injured were taken to the civil hospital. The crowd also resorted to stone throwing, the Express Tribune reported
The march was organised in protest by Shia organisations.
The crowd, which set off from Abbas town on Abul Hasan Isphanu road, had marched to MT Khan road, where the building is located, after Kjamenier was reported dead after a joint US-Israeli strike on Saturday.
As recieved: Visuals from inside the compound of the US Embassy in #Karachi.#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/oXxo3Llj0C
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Routes leading to Numaish Chowrangi had been closed, and alternative routes were being provided to motorists.
Angry protesters also set the traffic police post in Sultanabad on fire.
The United States and Israel confirmed the death of the Country’s supreme leaders after they launched what is considered one of the most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades.
Khamenei’s death has angered Shia muslim communities in several countries, as he was also considered a religious leader of the sect
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