Thousands protest in Pakistan over U.S. killing of Iranian commander

Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims carry flags and signs to protest the death of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a airstrike near Baghdad, as they march on a road leading towards the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Protestors clashed with police in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday, as thousands of demonstrators attempted to march toward the U.S. consulate to protest the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.

Soleimani, a powerful Iranian military commander and the architect of Iran's spreading military influence in the Middle East, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq on Friday.