At least 2 killed, 33 injured in protests in Iraq
Date
7/15/2018 5:12:45 AM
(MENAFN) Demonstrations for more jobs and better services continued into Saturday. Basra, Karbala, and Najaf were placed under curfew.
At least two people were killed and 33 were injured across Iraq; in Najaf, two people were killed and seven were wounded.
Civilians and security personnel were among the injured. Seven protesters were injured in Basra.
Rioters stormed a government building in the holy city of Karbala., while demonstrators gathered at the Safwan border crossing and Majnoon oil field. Others arrived at the Umm al-Qasr port.
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