Nine Killed as Violent Mob Storms US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi After Khamenei's Death

New Delhi: At least nine people were killed and several others injured in clashes with police after hundreds of protesters stormed the United States Consulate in Karachi on Sunday.

The violence erupted amid widespread outrage following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint US-Israeli airstrikes.

Mob storms consulate, sets building on fire

A violent mob gathered outside the US Consulate in Karachi before charging toward the premises.

Videos from the scene show protesters shouting “badla” (revenge) as they advanced toward the building. 

The mob damaged parts of the property and reportedly set sections of the consulate on fire. However, senior police official Irfan Baloch dismissed these reports as baseless, stating that protesters instead torched a nearby police post and smashed consulate windows before security forces arrived and regained control.

In another, footage captured intense clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement personnel outside the consulate.

Protesters hurled stones at security forces, prompting police to use tear gas to disperse the crowd, and gunshots were reportedly heard during the confrontation.

Police later said the protesters were dispersed and the situation had been brought under control.

Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province, witnessed heightened tensions following reports of the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel.