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At least five protesters killed in Saturday's demos in Baghdad

Published: 12 Feb 2017 - 02:03 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 11:11 am
Protesters carry a man overcome by tear gas after supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr tried to approach the heavily fortified Green Zone during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad,Iraq February 11, 2017.. REUTERS /Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud

Protesters carry a man overcome by tear gas after supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr tried to approach the heavily fortified Green Zone during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad,Iraq February 11, 2017.. REUTERS /Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud

Reuters

BAGHDAD: At least five protesters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were killed, and 174 others wounded, in clashes that happened Saturday with Iraqi security forces in downtown Baghdad, according to an updated toll by the interior ministry on Sunday.