Iraqi demonstrators clash with Iraqi security forces during anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least one anti-government protester using live gunfire and wounded at least 40 others in the southern city of Basra on Friday, security sources and a rights official said.
It was the first killing of a protester by security forces in Basra since Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office in May.
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