The World - News from April 19, 1985
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Hundreds of Pakistani troops poured into Karachi to control rioting directed against the city’s Pushtun community. At least 16 people have been reported killed and more than 100 wounded since the riots began Monday. The rioting began after two buses, allegedly racing down a street, plowed into a group of students, killing two and injuring three. The Pushtuns dominate the city’s transportation industry, owning and driving most of the private buses and taxis.
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