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At least 10 people have
died after gunmen opened fire on a political rally in Pakistan's
volatile southern port city of Karachi, police say.
Thirty-five other people - including two journalists - were injured.
The procession was made up of ethnic parties who were
denouncing proposals for a new province to be created for the
Urdu-speaking urban majority.
Hundreds of people have been killed in Karachi - in the southern Sindh province - since January 2012.
Karachi has long suffered outbreaks of violence, either
carried out by the Taliban, criminal elements or because of turf wars
between rival political and ethnic groups.
At least 800 people died in politically motivated attacks in the city last year.
Ethnic Sindhis, who mostly live in rural areas, have warned
that attempts to divide the southern province of Sindh could lead to
widespread violence.
Shafiq Baloch, who was taking part in Tuesday's rally, told
the BBC the shootings happened as marchers approached the city centre.
"As soon as we crossed the street, we were fired on. I cannot
tell you how many of our young men got injured. You can see my bloodied
clothes as I have picked up many bodies myself."
Several shops and about a dozen vehicles were set on fire after the shootings, and the security forces were attacked.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in the city says that the
violence began when the sound of gunfire reverberated around Karachi,
forcing terror-stricken marchers to seek cover in narrow lanes and
alleyways.
Our correspondent says that in the aftermath of the attack
the marchers turned into rioters, but now the disturbances have been
brought under control.
However, tension is expected to resurface on Wednesday, when
political parties participating in the rally have called for a strike.
The rally was a response to recent demands for a separate
province for the Muhajir Urdu-speaking ethnic group. The group dominates
much of urban Sindh - including Karachi - through the MQM political
party.
MQM leaders deny they have anything to do with the demand for
a separate province - although they maintain Karachi should remain
administratively separate from Sindh.
This stance is opposed by Sindhi nationalist groups and has led to increasing turmoil in the city.
source : bbc.co.uk
