More than 127 others were wounded by gunfire and stabbings targeting anti-government protesters near Tahrir Square, police and medical sources said. The death toll includes three members of the police. Death toll in Baghdad attack rises to 23 https://t.co/8GjWD978I1 — Mohamed Elgohari (@MoGohari) December 7, 2019Security sources said they could not identify the gunmen who attacked protesters. Death toll in Baghdad attack rises to 23 - Reuters https://t.co/IWMnnp8iNv — Yakov Koltovskoy (@KoltovskoyYakov) December 7, 2019The heavily armed, masked gunmen roamed the street near the square and attempted to advance onto Tahrir Square but were eventually turned around at a checkpoint manned by Iraq's security forces, witnesses said. Friday's deadly attack came hours after Washington imposed sanctions on three Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders who it accused of directing the killing of Iraqi protesters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 07, 2019 13:30 UTC