00:02Thousands of people attended funeral prayers in the early hours of Monday for protesters
00:07killed in clashes outside the U.S. consulate in Karachi, as the death toll from violent
00:12demonstrations across Pakistan over the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
00:17rose to at least 23.
00:20Mourners gathered to pay tribute to those killed during Sunday's protests.
00:24At least 10 protesters were killed in the southern port city of Karachi, where security
00:29guards at the U.S. consulate fired on demonstrators who breached the outer wall.
00:34Another 34 people were wounded, all by gunshots, Karachi's civil hospital reported.
00:40Protesters breached the outer security layer and set a vehicle ablaze outside the main gate
00:45before being pushed back.
01:11Reuters reporters heard gunfire and saw tear gas fired in streets around the compound.
01:16Video footage showed protesters holding pictures of Khamenei and chanting anti-U.S. slogans
01:22before clashes erupted.
01:24The provincial government ordered a high-level inquiry into the escalation.
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