Feb 28
2011

Iraq dictatorship uses live bullets at protests, 19 killed

Security forces used tear gas, water cannons, sound bombs, and live bullets to disperse crowd.

At least 19 people were killed in Iraq on Friday as tens of thousands defied an official curfew to join a nationwide “Day of Rage,” echoing protests that have roiled the Middle East and North Africa since January. Protesters expressed anger and rage at local leaders as well as at US-installed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, storming provincial government offices in several cities and calling for more jobs, electricity and clean water, better pensions and medical care.

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