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Saturday, April 04, 2020

Muslims clash with baton-wielding police outside a mosque as they try to enforce Pakistan's new coronavirus lockdown during Friday prayers

Pakistani Muslims clashed with police trying to enforce new curbs on gatherings to prevent Friday prayers and contain coronavirus infections, officials said.

TV footage showed dozens of people chasing two police vehicles and pelting them with stones as an officer fired in the air to disperse the crowd.

The astonishing video outside a Karachi mosque comes as health experts warn an epidemic in South Asia could overwhelm public health systems in the region.

Pakistan and Bangladesh, and India, have struggled to persuade conservative religious groups to maintain social distancing.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yep, the same CDC who told us not to buy them so the government could hoard them.

Anonymous said...

Throw bacon at them.

Anonymous said...

They need to use bullets on them. The only thing a Muslim will respect is a bullet in the head!

Section 8 Salisbury said...

Looks like Downtown Baltimoe

Anonymous said...

The mullahs are all old. Let them congregate!