28-11-2019 20:48 via news.yahoo.com

Iraq crackdown kills more than 30 after Iran mission torched

Iraq's protest-hit cities saw one of their bloodiest days yet on Thursday as a government crackdown killed more than 30 demonstrators following the dramatic torching of an Iranian consulate.The country's capital and south have been rocked by the worst street unrest since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, with a protest movement venting fury at the government and its backers in neighbouring Iran.The Iraqi Human Rights Commission said more than 30 people had died on Thursday wh
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