Pakistan imposes curfew in Rawalpindi after sectarian clashes kill 8

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Pakistani authorities have imposed a curfew in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, after eight people died in sectarian clashes on Friday.

The violence erupted as Shia Muslims staged a procession marking the religious festival of Ashura.

Dozens of people were injured and many shops set on fire in clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the city.
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At least 35 people were injured, many with gunshot wounds, in clashes that occurred when a Shia procession coincided with a sermon at a nearby Sunni mosque.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24970233

[dimbear]

1. A little more (CSM).......

http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1116/Following-religious-clashes-Pakistan-imposes-curfew-in-northern-city
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Anis said the Shiites dragged Sunnis out of the seminary, and shot and stabbed them. A meeting of Sunni scholars is scheduled to be held later Saturday to decide on a future course of action, he said.

Dozens of shops outside the seminary were set on fire during the clash. Two Shiite mosques were also set on fire overnight, said fire department official Mohammad Mazhar, in apparent retaliation.

The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday vowed to avenge the killings of Sunni Muslims in Rawalpindi.
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