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Violence has been reported in Karachi

Violence has been reported in Karachi (Image: X)

Violence is being reported at US Embassies in the Middle East and Asia as the world reacts to the death of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On Sunday, Iranian state media confirmed that the nation's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the US-Israeli airstrikes carried out on Saturday.

Calling him "one of the most evil people in History", Donald Trump announced the death of the Iranian leader as tensions continue to rise between Iran and Israel. The president wrote on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon: "This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country." Accordung to Iran state media, over 200 people have been killed in the strikes, including dozens at an elementary school near the Strait of Hormuz.

Local television reported that more than 500 Shiite Muslims stormed the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan’s main port city, smashing windows and confronting police.

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Security forces responded with tear gas and warning shots to disperse the crowd, and early reports indicated that at least six people were killed.