Police fire teargas at protesters in Baghdad, 1 killed: sources

Last Update: 2019-11-22 00:00:00- Source: Baghdad Post

Iraqi security forces on Thursday shot dead a protester in Al Rasheed Street in Baghdad, Sky News reported citing sources.

Teargas was heavily fired near the al-Ahrar bridge in central Baghdad on Friday, a security source said. The bridge is leading to the heavily fortified Green Zone.

Sources said that police fired teargas this morning to disperse demonstrators who approached the bridge.