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Five killed in new clashes between protesters and police in Baghdad

Published: 05 Oct 2019 - 05:36 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 03:04 am
An Iraqi protester runs amidst clashes during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services, and unemployment in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Khellani Square on October 4, 2019. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

An Iraqi protester runs amidst clashes during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services, and unemployment in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Khellani Square on October 4, 2019. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Reuters

BAGHDAD: Five people were killed in new clashes between protesters and police in Baghdad, police and medical sources told Reuters on Saturday.

The fresh unrest followed days of violence around anti-government protests that have hit the Iraqi capital and other cities this week. (Reporting by John Davison; Editing by Alexander Smith)