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Shoot-at-sight orders issued to tackle rioters in Sindh

Security forces in Sindh are issued orders to shoot violent protesters on sight as disturbances over the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto flare.

Updated on: Dec 28, 2007, 14:48:10 IST
Reuters | By , Karachi
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Security forces in the Pakistani province of Sindh have been issued orders to shoot violent protesters on sight as disturbances over the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto flared, an official said.

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"Yes, shoot on sight anybody who wants to damage the life of innocent citizens and public property," provincial Interior Minister Akhtar Zaman told Reuters on Friday.

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