KFC attacked at many places due to Israel's attacks in Gaza...
Outlets of US fast-food chain KFC were attacked in pakistan due to anti-American sentiment and Israel's attacks in Gaza. police have arrested many people in this case. According to news agency Reuters, mobs attacked KFC outlets at 11 places in Karachi, Lahore and the capital Islamabad in the Islamic country of Pakistan. people in the mob destroyed KFC outlets with sticks and weapons.
According to police officials, 178 people have been arrested in these cases. Officials said that this week in Lahore, unknown armed men shot and killed a KFC employee. They said that there was no protest of any kind there at that time. We are investigating whether the reason for the murder was related to political reasons or there is some other reason.
'11 people arrested in Lahore'
Police officials said that there are 27 KFC outlets in Lahore city, which are being provided security. There have been 2 attacks on KFC outlets in Lahore while 5 attacks have been prevented by the police. Senior Lahore Police officer Faisal Kamran said that an investigation is being conducted into these attacks to see if there is any organization behind them or the people have carried out the attacks themselves. He also said that 11 people have been arrested in this case, including a member of Tehreek-e-Labbaik pakistan (TLP). He said that the protests against KFC were not organized by TLP.
'Appeal to Muslims to boycott Israeli goods'
TLP spokesperson Rehan Mohsin Khan said that he has appealed to Muslims to boycott Israeli goods, but no protest was organized by the organization. Due to these protests, local brands have made inroads into the fast-growing cola market in pakistan, as people have now started avoiding American brands. According to GlobalD, Coca-Cola's market share in the consumer sector in pakistan fell from 6.3 percent to 5.7 percent in 2022.
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