BREAKING: Death toll in anti-government unrest in Iraq rises to 19 after 10 more protesters are killed overnight.
BAGHDAD — The Latest on developments on violence gripping Iraq for the third straight day amid anti-government protests :Iraqi medical officials say 10 people were killed in southern Iraq overnight, raising the death toll since anti-government protests erupted across the country earlier this week to 19.
The official says the Khesro border crossing with Iran in the eastern province of Diyala will remain closed until further notice.The Iraqi official said that also the al-Shib border crossing between the two countries was briefly closed overnight. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.12:05 p.m.
The officials say Hussein Adel Madani, a cartoonist, was shot dead along with his wife, Sara Madani, by masked gunmen who stormed their house in the city early on Thursday amid ongoing unrest and protests gripping the country. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which is the latest in a string of assassinations targeting activists in Basra in the past year.Iraqi security forces have fired live bullets and used tear gas against a few hundred protesters in central Baghdad, hours after a curfew was announced in the Iraqi capital on the heels of two days of deadly violence that gripped the country amid anti-government protests.
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