Pakistan Death Toll Climbs to 24 as Pro-Iran Protests Target US
Security personnel fire tear gas at Shiite Muslims during a protest outside the US consulate in Karachi on March 1.
Photographer: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images
At least 24 people were killed in protests outside several US consulates across Pakistan on Sunday, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in some regions to quell the anger against the killing of Iran’s top leader.
In Pakistan’s main port city of Karachi, at least 10 pro-Iran protesters were killed when they tried to storm the US consulate. A Pakistani government spokesman said Sunday that security officials at the consulate opened fire on the demonstrators before police arrived and helped disperse the crowd.