Tear gas grenades kill 4 Iraqi protesters
Four protesters were killed by tear gas canisters in Baghdad yesterday as security forces try to snuff out the largest grassroots movement to sweep Iraq in years.Iraq’s political elite has come under renewed pressure in recent days from both the street and the international community to seriously address calls for sweeping reform. There has been mounting international criticism of the authorities’ response to the protests, which have left 330 dead since October 1.
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