Two demonstrators die in new Iraq clashes

Updated January 22 2020 - 5:08am, first published 5:04am
Protesters started fires to close a key highway during clashes with security forces in Baghdad
Protesters started fires to close a key highway during clashes with security forces in Baghdad

Two protesters died in Iraq on Tuesday as police fought running street battles with anti-government demonstrators, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse stone-throwing youths demanding reform of what they see as a corrupt political system.

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