Several Killed as Iraq Protests Escalate
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At least three protesters and one policeman have been killed in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriya, according to a monitoring group, after nationwide anti-government protests devolved into violence that saw security forces fire live rounds and tear gas for a second straight day, Al-Jazeera reports.
The deaths on Wednesday came a day after at least two protesters - one in the capital, Baghdad, and one in Nasiriya - were killed and hundreds of people were wounded in clashes between police and protesters angry at unemployment, corruption and poor public services.
The nationwide rallies are the largest display of public anger against Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's year-old government.
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