BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters after demonstrators stormed and torched an Iranian consulate.
At least 29 people died in the southern city of Nassiriya when troops opened fire on demonstrators who blocked a bridge on Thursday.
Authorities said dozens of others were wounded.
Four people were killed in Baghdad and 12 died in clashes in Najaf, they added.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi summoned a senior military commander in Dhi Qar province, where Nassiriya is located, to Baghdad to explain why the situation had deteriorated, the military said.(Reuters)
