Death toll in ongoing protests climbs to five as two more demonstrators are shot dead in southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, a health official says
For a second day, angry crowds had gathered across Iraqi cities to protest unemployment, corruption and poor public services, in a rare leaderless movement.
Abdulhussein al Jaberi, the health chief for Dhi Qar province, told AFP news agency that another five protesters and 11 security force members were wounded in the latest clashes. On Tuesday, security forces in Baghdad confronted crowds with water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and live fire, leaving two dead and more than 200 wounded.The violence prompted frantic calls for calm from Iraq's president and the United Nations, but protesters descended into the streets again on Wednesday.
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