Police in Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday arrested at least 30 students as they attempted to march on the U.S. Consulate in protest over a recent U.S.-made film considered anti-Islamic, DawnNews television said.
The protest was reportedly organized by several Islamist parties, including the Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba (IJT), the student wing of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI).
“Clashes ensued as demonstrators pelted security personnel with stones, damaging one of their vehicles,” DawnNews said.
Police responded with warning shots and fired canisters with tear gas to disperse the angry crowds.
Several protesters were injured in clashes, local media reported.
At least one person was killed and 11 injured during similar clashes with police near the U.S. consulate in Karachi on Sunday.
The protests in Karachi are part of a larger series of demonstrations across the Muslim world against "Innocence of Muslims," a 14-minute film trailer released last week on video-sharing website YouTube which portrays Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad in a negative light.
Pakistan’s Prime Minsiter Raja Pervez Ashraf has ordered immediate shutdown of YouTube in the country after YouTube decided against removing the film from its website.
