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    More Than 100 Killed And Thousands Injured In Anti-Government Protests In Iraq

    At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 have been wounded in the unrest as protesters demand better public services, an end to corruption and more opportunity.
    by Bobby Allyn Oct 06, 2019 2 minutes

    Iraqi authorities say at least seven more people were killed in clashes between protesters and police in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, bringing the death toll from nearly a week of anti-government rallies throughout Iraq to more than 100 with thousands of others injured.

    Protesters, who took to the streets on Tuesday frustrated over joblessness and corruption,

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