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At least 2 protesters shot dead in Baghdad: medics, security

Published: 27 Nov 2019 - 11:37 am | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 01:56 pm
Iraqis walk past burning tyres at a roadblock in the central holy shrine city of Najaf on November 27, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations.  AFP / Haidar HAMDANI

Iraqis walk past burning tyres at a roadblock in the central holy shrine city of Najaf on November 27, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations. AFP / Haidar HAMDANI

AFP

Baghdad: At least two Iraq demonstrators were shot dead in Baghdad during clashes between protesters and security forces Wednesday, medical and security sources said.

An AFP correspondent at the scene reported volleys of gunfire from behind concrete barricades where security forces were deployed.