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One child died of injuries on Tuesday from protests against the renaming of the northwest province in Pakistan, taking the death toll to seven in the riots since last week.

The protests, triggered by a proposed new name of Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa for the North West Frontier Province, also injured more than 100 people as the angry mob turned violent on Monday in the northwestern city of Abbottabad. Police said they have taken the situation under control.

“Police fired only in retaliation,” said NWFP provincial police chief Malik Naveed who has arrived in the city which is observing a three-day mourning while armed people have joined the stick and stone wielding protestors.

Some protestors also snatched rifles from two policemen and made policemen flee, as paramilitary troops Frontier Constabulary have been called in to protect government buildings and police stations.

Earlier during the day, protestors attacked the district administration office and set offices of some parliamentarians on fire, pulling down the politicians billboards and public signs.