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Afghanistan/South Asia
Riot breaks out at Pakistani funerals
2004-10-03
Mass mourning for victims of a suicide attack on a Shi'ite mosque that killed 31 people dissolved into violence as youths rampaged through this eastern Pakistan city for a second day, burning a police station and the mayor's office. Meanwhile, investigators questioned survivors of Friday's blast and sifted through the carnage at the Zainabia mosque in Sialkot for clues, but said it's not yet clear whether al-Qaeda had a hand in the attack.

Hundreds of army troops and police commandos patrolled the streets, but initially struggled to contain rioting by youths that broke out after about 15,000 Shi'ite Muslim mourners, beating their chests and wailing, had gathered for a mass funeral for victims of the bombing. The rioters attacked the office of Mayor Mian Javed, who was not inside. They also burned a record room of a court, a police station and several motorcycles parked there. There were no reports of injuries. Youths shouted slogans against the government of President General Pervez Musharraf, the United States and the perpetrators of the attack. By late afternoon, security forces had brought the situation under control and the city was quiet.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#1  typical Shite logic. The attack against them was revenge for the killing of Farooqi - so rather than lash out at those who would be behind it, they attack the police station and others who might try to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Makes sense to them, I guess.
Posted by: 2b   2004-10-03 8:51:04 AM  

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