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05 October 201911.07 The number of deaths has risen to 60, only 18 in Baghdad, in the protests that have crossed Iraq since Tuesday. Prime Minister Mahdi has ordered the lifting of the curfew in Baghdad. It remains in force in other cities. At least 4 of the victims in the capital would have been killed by "unidentified snipers", security forces explained. Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr calls for government resignation and early elections. "The blood shed by Iraqis cannot be ignored," he said.Iraq, 60 dead in the protests
2019-10-05T09:25:16.575Z
11.07 The number of deaths has risen to 60, only 18 in Baghdad, in the protests that have crossed Iraq since last Tuesday. Prime Minister Mahdi has ordered the lifting of the curfew in Baghdad. It remains in force in other cities. At least 4 of the victims in the capital would have been killed by "unidentified snipers", security forces explained. Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr calls for government resignation and early elections. "The blood shed by Iraqis cannot be ignored," he said.
Source: rainews