BAGHDAD – Iraq declared a curfew here as four people were killed and 277 were injured in the fourth day of anti-government protests.
Baghdad’s top military commander imposed the curfew from midnight (2100 GMT) until 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) effective “until further notice,” the state television said.
Three persons were killed in Baghdad on Monday and 224 were wounded. Authorities said the deaths resulted from security forces launching tear gas canisters directly at the heads of protesters.
A fourth person was killed in the holy Shi’ite city of Kerbala and 53 were wounded, including six in critical condition, authorities said.
Around 235 people were killed overall in the disturbances this month.
Mass street protests in Baghdad and other cities in the south flared at the start of the month and resumed on Friday after a pause of about two weeks.(Reuters)
