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    July 14, 2011

14 Killed in Pakistan Political Violence

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   A family on a motorbike rides past a burning vehicle set ablaze by
   protesters in Karachi . Hundreds of supporters of political party
   Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) marched on the streets to protest
   against the remarks of provincial minister Zulfikar Mirza
   Photo: Reuters
   A family on a motorbike rides past a burning vehicle set ablaze by
   protesters in Karachi , July 14, 2011

   Fresh political violence in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi
   has killed 14 people, while an explosion at a house has killed four
   people in the country's southwest.
   Police said Thursday the violence overnight in Karachi erupted after a
   senior member of the ruling Pakistan People's Party criticized the
   rival Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) and its leader.
   Video Clip: Pakistan violence

   Authorities said they have arrested about 160 people following the
   fighting.
   A surge in political and ethnic violence in the city has killed at
   least 100 people since last week.
   Meanwhile, officials in the southwestern town of Chaman, along the
   Afghan border, said a blast ripped through a house used by Afghan
   refugees, killing four people and wounding 10 others.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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