Sixteen Dead in Pakistan Riots

At least sixteen people are dead in Pakistan, after protests have turned violent. Peshawar and Karachi have seen the worst of the violence, with rioters singling out movie theaters, now that the military blocks them from reaching embassies.

After they started to receive injuries from the mob, police in Peshawar fired upon rioters there, killing several and wounding dozens. In Karachi, police themselves were the victims of being fired on, and one of their own number was killed.

Embassies, and other European and US buildings, have been closed for the weekend, throughout the Muslim world, as governments try and avoid casualties amongst their staffs. Many countries are seeing protests and several have gone violent. Authorities in Bangladesh responded to thousands of protesters by banning demonstrations for the weekend. Tunisia planned ahead and banned protests before they could begin.