Protests were held in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. But the protest soon turned violent and the crowd began throwing rocks. Afterwards, protesters also clashed with the police. According to reports, the crowd was moving toward the U.S. Consulate and began throwing stones when police tried to stop them. During this time, protesters carried Hezbollah flags and Nasrallah posters and chanted “Down with America.”
7 police officers injured
The police said that seven police officers were injured by stones thrown by protesters and have been sent to the hospital. A police spokesman said authorities would initiate criminal proceedings against violent protesters. According to reports, the pro-Iranian Shia religious party Majlis Wahdadul Muslimeen organized a rally of about 3,000 people in the country’s most populous city.
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On the other hand, Sunni Muslims in Pakistan’s Lahore and Islamabad also took to the streets to march, praying for a symbolic funeral for Nasrallah.
Nasrallah’s body found
The body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has been found. His body was found in the same location in Beirut, Lebanon, where the Israel Defense Forces launched an airstrike. But there is suspense about the cause of his death. Because no signs of injury were found on his body. However, he could have died from the impact of a massive bomb blast.
Lebanese security and medical sources told Reuters there were no visible signs of injuries on Hassan Nasrallah’s body. The cause of death appeared to be trauma from a bomb blast. When Hezbollah confirmed Hassan Nasrallah’s death on Saturday, it did not reveal how he died or when his funeral would take place.
