One protester dies after clashes with police in Baghdad - sources


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Demonstrators gather near a fire site during an anti-government protest in Baghdad, Iraq May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One person died and several were injured on Tuesday when Iraqi security forces fired live rounds in the air to disperse anti-government protests in central Baghdad, according to security and medical sources.

The sources said 14 protesters and seven members of the security forces were hurt in the clashes.

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