Iraq police fire in air in Basra protest

By Aref Mohammed
Updated July 15 2018 - 8:01pm, first published 7:58pm
Iraqi protesters demanding services and jobs burn tyres during a demonstration in Basra.
Iraqi protesters demanding services and jobs burn tyres during a demonstration in Basra.

Iraqi police fired in the air as hundreds of protesters tried to storm the main provincial government building in Basra, wounding six people after a week of unrest that has swept southern cities over poor services.

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