Iraq: three dead as anti-corruption protests rage on in Basra
Demonstrators storm and set fire to government building in fourth day of unrest
Associated Press in Baghdad
Thu 6 Sep 2018 16.13 EDT Last modified on Thu 6 Sep 2018 16.44 EDT
Three protesters were shot dead by security forces, according to a medical and a security official. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to release information.
Iraq’s popular Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for an urgent parliamentary session to discuss the situation in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest province and home to about 70% of the Opec member’s vast oil reserves.
Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/iraq-three-dead-as-anti-corruption-protests-rage-on-in-basra
Reportedly, the Iranian consulate was nearly burnt down as well.
