Protesters Storm US Consulate in Karachi, Dozens Dead After Khamenei Killing

1. Video: Protesters gather outside US Embassy in Baghdad
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                <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in Baghdad amid a surge in regional tensions, sparked by anger over recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, alongside the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei.</p>

<p>Demonstrators accuse Washington of fuelling instability in the region and have called for an end to foreign military involvement in the region.</p>

<p>The protests have drawn support from a mix of demonstrators, including backers of Iran-aligned political and armed factions, alongside others expressing broader opposition to US violations in the Middle East.</p>

<p>Crowds attempted to move towards the Green Zone, the heavily fortified area housing foreign missions and government buildings, prompting a heightened security response.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in Baghdad amid a surge in regional tensions, sparked by anger over recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, alongside the assassination of Iran's Supreme leader Khamenei.<br>
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2. Pakistan: Protestors storm US Consulate in Karachi after Khamenei assassination
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                <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Protesters on Sunday stormed the US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi amid a surge in tensions, sparked by anger over recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, alongside the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei.</p>

<p>Video footage showed security forces opening fire on the protestors as angry demonstrators set fire to the guardhouse. </p>

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3. Protests erupt near US Consulate in Karachi; protesters clash with law enforcement
<p>Protests turned violent near the US Consulate on Karachi’s Mai Kolachi Road on Sunday.</p>
<p>The protests follow the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1976910/ayatollah-khameneis-assassination-a-new-chapter-for-iran-a-region-at-a-crossroads">assassination</a> of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Saturday’s coordinated <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Israeli airstrikes</a> on Tehran.</p>
<p>Khamenei became Iran’s highest authority in 1989, following the death of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. He ruled the country for over 30 years.</p>
<p>According to a statement by the Edhi Rescue service, law enforcement personnel resorted to teargas shelling and baton-charging to control the situation, resulting in “injuries to several” people.</p>
<p>An Edhi ambulance took the injured to Civil Hospital Karachi.</p>
<p>Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar sought immediate details from Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Azad Khan, a statement from his office said.</p>
<p>In an update issued at around 11am, Karachi Traffic Police said both sides of the road from Sultanabad Traffic Section towards Mai Kolachi were closed for traffic due 

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