Violence escalates in Karachi, Pakistan

Per Dawn in Pakistan, three more people have been killed today in Karachi, where violence the last four days has been on the rise. At least 37 have died since Wednesday in what local officials have attributed to ethnic tensions.

Karachi Twitterers have been discussing the spike in violence, which has mostly consisted of shootings:

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   pakjourno (Karachi, Pakistan) Editing story on recent Karachi violence. When you look at the root causes, this is something that will take years to fully resolve. 02 May 2009 from web
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   jadoon88 (Karachi, Pakistan) people of #karachi don't get fooled by the word talibinazation attatched to the violence. Its something else. 29 Apr 2009 from DestroyTwitter
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   Jamash (Karachi, Pakistan) Violence, unrest, firing, bloodshed # Karachi had been chaotic all day - very little signs that tomorrow will be peaceful :s 29 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   ucofkan (Karachi, Pakistan) i've heard of "shootings" before but "gun attacks" are new 30 Apr 2009 from TwitterFox
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   sid_iij (Karachi, Pakistan) the senseless violence in karachi continues. the victims r all the poor and the innocent, young and old: http://tinyurl.com/d92dbn 30 Apr 2009 from web

Violence escalates in Karachi, Pakistan