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460 killed, over 17,400 injured amid Iraq protests

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The death toll in Iraq’s anti-government protests has reached at least 460, with tens of thousands more injured, Iraq’s Independent High Commission for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the protests in Iraq reflect widespread dissatisfaction with the economy, a call for more jobs, the dismal state of public services, and widespread government corruption.

“At least 460 protestors were killed in October and November in various central and southern cities, including Baghdad,” Ali al-Bayati, a representative of the commission, said in a statement.

Bayati added that civilians wounded during the demonstrations surpassed 17,400, with over 3,000 of them permanently disabled.

The United Nations, as well as Amnesty International, have called for an end to the bloodshed and urged security forces to show restraint against protestors.

Date
2019.12.04 / 18:32
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Axar.az
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