Hazara community protests killings

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The Australian Hazara community protested in Canberra on February 3 to strongly condemn the continued killing of Hazara people in Quetta City, Pakistan, by Taliban and al Qaida-backed religious extremists.

The murderers publicly accepted responsibility for the killing of Hazara leader Hussain Ali Yousafi early this week. This was the latest in a string of terrorist acts that have killed, in just 20 days, 12 innocent people from the Hazara community in Quetta.

The protesters rallied outside the Pakistani embassy and demanded that the international community, and especially the Australian government, provide protection for Hazara refugees and pressure the Pakistani government to end the killings.

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