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2007-11-16 India-Pakistan

Three youngsters were reportedly gunned down and five others, including law enforcement personnel, injured in Lyari on Thursday on the third-day of rioting following the house arrest of former premier Benazir Bhutto in Lahore. Also, police baton-charged and arrested activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Lahore and Peshawar.

Karachi police chief Azhar Ali Farooqui confirmed two deaths, adding that there were not killed by police firing.

It is possible that they were gunned down by protesters or by gangsters who are also rioting, he said. Riots broke out in Gulistan-e-Johar, Keamari, Safoora Goth, Pak Colony and Golimar. The police used tear gas and batons to disperse the rioters. There was also a clash between gangsters and some shopkeepers, and police opened fire to disperse them, Lyari resident Shafi Balouch said. The victims were identified as Abdul Rehman, 9, Tufail, 12, and Ahmed Maqsood, 25.

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