A demonstrator holds the Iraqi flag during the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday injuring at least 22 people, police and medical sources said, a day after they pushed demonstrations back towards one main square in the Iraqi capital.
One person died in hospital of wounds sustained in clashes the previous day, the sources said. Security forces on Saturday pushed protesters back from bridges they had sought to control during the week.
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