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Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Deaths in Karachi ethnic violence

Al Jazeera English - CENTRAL/S. ASIA - Deaths in Karachi ethnic violence: "At least 26 people have been killed in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, after four days of ethnic killings, police officials say.

The officials said that nine people from the total death toll were killed on Monday in the city's Orangi western neighbourhood, which has a majority ethnic Pashtun community.

The clashes appeared to be between activists from rival political parties, which traditionally gather support from different ethnic groups."

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