RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Autor): „Dozens Killed In Week of Karachi Violence“, Dokument #1275145

Dozens Killed In Week of Karachi Violence

April 02, 2012

At least five people were killed in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on April 2 as a result of violence.

The killings raise to at least 24 the number of people killed by violence during the past week.

The killings began with the killing of Hasan Soomro, a local leader of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

Locals in the southern Lyari neighborhood blamed police for Soomro's death -- accusations that have been denied by the authorities.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said 1,715 people were killed as a result of violent flare-ups in Karachi last year.

With reporting by AFP

ecoi.net-Beschreibung:: Karatschi: Mindestens 5 Tote am 2. April, wodurch die Zahl der innerhalb einer Woche durch Gewalt getöteten Menschen auf mindestens 24 ansteigt; die Gewalt begann mit der Tötung des örtlichen Leiters der regierenden Pakistanischen Volkspartei (PPP), Hasan Soomro

Land:: Pakistan
Quelle:: RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Autor)
Veröffentlicht:: 2. April 2012
Originallink:: http://www.rferl.org/content/dozens_die_in_karachi_violence/24535439.html
Dokumentart:: Medienbericht
Sprache:: Englisch
Dokument-ID:: 1275145 (frühere ID 213037)