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Summary Four people were killed while three cinemas were set on fire in Peshawar as protest turned violent.
A private TV channel’s driver was killed when police opened fire to disperse protesters of an anti-Islam film who were torching a cinema in Peshawar on Friday.Kashif Mahmood, the reporter said that he was sitting with the driver, Mohammad Amir, in their vehicle covering the protest when police opened fire.He said three bullets hit the vehicle, including one that critically wounded Amir, who later died in the hospital.The TV channel showed footage of Amir at the hospital as doctors tried to save him. It also showed the windshield of the vehicle shattered by several gunshots.During the protest, two other men were also badly hurt and shifted to hospital but they succumbed to injuries.However, Police could not immediately be reached for comment.In violent demonstrations, angry mob set fire to three cinemas in Peshawar.Three protesters were also wounded when a cinema guard opened fire as angry crowds armed with clubs and bamboo poles converged on the Firdaus picture house, smashing it up and setting furniture ablaze, police officer Gohar Ali told AFP.Witnesses said a rampaging crowd stormed the Shama cinema, smashing windows and setting it on fire.Also, the authorities have used shipping containers to block roads leading to the US consulate, the offices of Western aid organisations and other sensitive buildings.
