Riots break out in Layari , dozens of kiosks torched

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Riots break out in Layari , dozens of kiosks torched

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Law and order situation in Lyari became more critical on the killing of a man during an encounter.

01 April,2012 09:52 pm

As per details, a women and youths gathered in front of Lyari police station and held a protest demonstration in the area of Chakewara on killing of a man allegedly by police during an encounter. Protestors also shouted slogans against security men.Police opened aerial firing and threw shells of tear gas in order to disperse protestors. As a reaction, angry people piled stones and petrol bombs on police and set dozens of kiosks on fire.The area turned into a battlefield where security forces and protestors fought pitched battles.Panic overwhelmed the entire area while all the shopping centres were closed immediately.