Gunmen open fire on Karachi rally

Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in Karachi, Pakistan today, killing at least nine people and sparking rioting, police said.

Tue, 22 May, 2012 - 19:22

Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in Karachi, Pakistan today, killing at least nine people and sparking rioting, police said.

More then 30 people were wounded in shootouts, police said, after the attackers fired on a rally held by Awami Tehrik, a small nationalist group, which was attended by members of several other parties in the city.

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Some 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, were detained at the site on Friday, immigration authorities said (Corey Bullard/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

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