Protester killed in Pakistan riots - 9/11

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:52:22 GMT

One person was killed and 26 injured today as thousands of Pakistani supporters of the Taliban - enraged by last night's strikes on Afghanistan - burned buildings, battled police and demanded holy war against America. The outbreak of violence, mainly restricted to two volatile cities on the Afghan-Pakistan border, came as Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, insisted his support of the US-led coalition reflected the will of the people. The fatality and injuries took place in the south-western city of Quetta, where authorities fired tear gas and live ammunition into the air to repel 4,000 agitated demonstrators who torched five movie theaters, damaged a bank and burned the police station.