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Iraqi security forces have moved against the main anti-government protest site in central Baghdad.
Axar.az informs citing foreign media.
They fired live ammunition and tear gas as they began removing tents and concrete barriers near Tahrir Square and a bridge across the Tigris river, eyewitnesses say.
Several people are reported to have been injured in Saturday's clashes.
Protesters have for months held anti-government demonstrations and camped in the capital.
Saturday's violence comes a day after a separate massive rally in Baghdad against the presence of US forces in the country.
Many protesters in that rally were supporters of powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who had called a million of people to join Friday's march.
The US killing of the top Iranian military commander, Gen Qasem Soleimani, on 3 January at Baghdad airport has fuelled tensions.
Date
2020.01.25 / 23:36
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Author
Axar.az
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