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Two more Iraqi protesters shot dead in south: official

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AFP Basra (Iraq)

Two more Iraqi anti-government protesters were killed on Sunday in clashes in the country's south, the Iraqi Human Rights Commission said, raising the day's death toll to four.

About 50 more demonstrators were wounded near the key southern port of Umm Qasr, the commission added.

An AFP correspondent said security forces fired live rounds at protesters trying to block access to the port.

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First Published: Nov 24 2019 | 3:40 PM IST

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