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nitpicked

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1. Snip from the BBC Iran live thread
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:13 AM
Sunday
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t

(snip)

04:42
Breaking
Usman Zahid
BBC News, in Lahore

A senior doctor at Civil Hospital Karachi told BBC News that nine bodies and at least 32 injured people were brought to the hospital after violent clashes with police near the United States Consulate General in Karachi.

Hundreds of pro-Iran protesters took to the streets in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

An official of the private rescue service Edhi Foundation also confirmed that they shifted nine dead bodies and dozens injured to hospital. Clashes started when police tried to stop demonstrators from entering the consulate complex. Police have not yet issued an official statement on the situation.

A UN official told BBC News that a United Nations office was set on fire in Gilgit, in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan.
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