
Pakistan police arrest 160 people over spate of KFC attacks
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Islamabad: Around 160 people have been arrested after mobs carried out 20 separate attacks on KFC restaurants, with one employee shot dead, the govern...
Islamabad: Around 160 people have been arrested after mobs carried out 20 separate attacks on KFC restaurants, with one employee shot dead, the government said on Saturday.
The American-founded fast food chain has become a target of protest and boycott calls by parties since the start of the war in Gaza, linking the brand to US support for Israel.
Crowds have protested outside KFC repeatedly this month, breaking windows, setting fires and threatening staff.
"A total of 20 incidents occurred across Pakistan with one fatality reported. The man was a staff member at KFC," deputy interior minister Talal Chaudhry told a news conference on Saturday, describing KFC as "under attack".
The KFC employee was shot dead at a branch on the outskirts of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, on Sunday.













