Clashes Between Police, Protesters in Karachi, PakistanHundreds of Pakistani Islamic groups followers clashed with police in the southern port city of Karachi Friday morning, throwing stones and setting a restaurant on fire, according to news reaching here.The restaurant was US fast food KFC-licensed. Witnesses were quoted as saying that the restaurant had covered its familiar sign and logo this week in anticipation of anti-American protest, but protesters already knew of its existence. The news reports did not mention if anyone was injured. Firefighters extinguished the fire as demonstrators moved on to burn seven vehicles. Leaders of major Islamic political parties called nationwide demonstrations for Friday and a nationwide strike for Monday to protest U.S.-led military strikes in neighboring Afghanistan. Scattered protests and violence, some whipped up by leaders of major Islamic parties in Pakistan, have taken place in some cities this week since the strikes began Sunday. But the government says things are under control, and President Pervez Musharraf insists most Pakistanis support his decision to help the United States. U.S.-led forces started aristrikes against Afghanistan Sunday night for its failure to hand over Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect of the September 11 terrorist attacks in U.S. |
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