Three Iraqis killed, 84 wounded in Baghdad protests -sources

Three Iraqis killed, 84 wounded in Baghdad protests -sources
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Three Iraqis were killed on Saturday after being hit in the head by tear gas canisters fired by security forces, and another 84 were injured at a protest in Baghdad's central Tahrir Square, police and hospital sources told Reuters.

Demonstrators and security forces clashed on Saturday in renewed anti-government protests. The unrest followed a day of violent protests in which at least 52 people were killed around the country on Friday. (Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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