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Iraq's security forces kill at least two protesters in Baghdad
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/iraq-security-forces-kill-protesters-baghdad-200117192553279.html<snip>
At least two protesters have been killed and dozens injured in central Baghdad when Iraq's security forces launched tear gas canisters to disperse demonstrators trying to breach the capital's Sinak bridge, according to activists and officials.
Riot police on Friday hurled sound bombs and fired tear gas after protesters attempted to breach cement barriers previously erected by security forces, three activists and a security official told The Associated Press news agency.
A medical source told Reuters News Agency that one of those killed had a tear gas canister launched directly at his neck.
"Saboteurs attacked the barricades in the Sinak bridge area and security forces have been using non-lethal methods to stop them for hours," said a spokesman for the prime minister.
The bridge is close to the capital's central Tahrir Square where thousands have been camped out for months, with recent clashes causing the authorities to restrict access to the crossing.
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