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One dead in new protests in south Iraq: medical source

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AFP Diwaniyah

A man was killed today during a protest outside the headquarters of an armed group in southern Iraq, a medical source said, as authorities push to contain demonstrations.

"A civilian around 20 years old was shot dead," a medical source in the city of Diwaniyah told AFP, as rallies continued across southern Iraq against social and economic woes.

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First Published: Jul 20 2018 | 11:30 PM IST

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