Iraqi security forces clash with anti-government protesters in Baghdad and other provinces, killing two people and wounding more than 200 others, officials say
Demonstrators disperse as Iraqi security forces use tear gas during a protest against government corruption amid dissatisfaction at lack of jobs and services at Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq on October 1, 2019.
Protests in Baghdad left one dead and 200 wounded, including 160 civilians, the health ministry said without providing further details. "Those thieves robbed us!" they cried out in condemnation of the political class in Iraq, considered the 12th most corrupt country in the world by Transparency International.
"Show us what you can do: show us paved roads, a city that functions, reconstruction, work, public services. We have none of that," said Mustafa Khaled, 34. Police had set up metal barricades and stationed trucks at the mouth of the bridge to prevent protesters from crossing, and a security source inside the zone told AFP that reinforcements were requested.
According to the World Bank, youth unemployment in Iraq is running at around 25 percent, double the national average.
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