Security officials said at least three people were killed and five wounded in an explosion in the southwestern Baiyaa neighborhood. Security forces killed three protesters and wounded at least 80 on Tuesday as demonstrations raged in Baghdad and across mostly Shia southern Iraq. Security and hospital officials said two protesters in Baghdad were killed when security forces fired live ammunition and rubber bullets. In southern Iraq, one protester was killed when security forces fired live rounds after a full day of sit-ins and road closures. Reporting by Samya Kullab and Murtada FarajImage: Anti-government protesters gather during clashes with security forces on Rasheed Street in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Source: Egypt Independent November 27, 2019 07:52 UTC