Pakistan: 160 arrests after attacks on the KFC chain

At least 160 people were arrested in Pakistan after about 20 attacks on the US KFC catering chain, during which one worker was killed by fire, the government said today. In addition to a boycott campaign that began Islamic parties, the fast -paced chain has been targeted by violent demonstrations after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023 due to US support in Israel. The attacks have increased this month “in total, 20 incidents have been recorded throughout Pakistan, with a declared dead,” Pakistani Deputy Minister Talal Sod until a press conference said. The man killed was an employee of the KFC, who shot and killed Sunday at a restaurant on the outskirts of Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province (east). The motives for the attack have not been clarified at present, a police officer said at the French News Agency (AFP). Following arson outside some restaurants, glass damage and threats […]
Source: News Beast

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