Protesters block roads to Iraqi port, demand end to foreign meddling

An Iraqi orchestra plays the national anthem as the demonestrators gather in front of Basra provincial building during protests, in Basra, Iraq November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Security forces killed a protester and wounded 91 others in Baghdad on Saturday, security and medical sources said, as tens of thousands of Iraqis gathered in mass anti-government protests in the capital and blocked roads leading to a major port.

Protesters have been congregating in the capital's central Tahrir Square for weeks, demanding the fall of the political elite in the biggest wave of mass demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein.