Iraq's protest-hit cities saw one of their bloodiest days yet. A government crackdown killed nearly 40 demonstrators following the torching of an Iranian consulate.
1 / 5Iraqi mourners in the Shiite holy city of Najaf have been burying protesters killed in clashes with security forcesIraqi mourners in the Shiite holy city of Najaf have been burying protesters killed in clashes with security forces Nasiriyah - Iraq's protest-hit cities saw one of their bloodiest days yet on Thursday as a government crackdown killed nearly 40 demonstrators following the dramatic torching of an Iranian consulate.
Another two protesters were killed in Baghdad and ten died in the Shiite shrine city of Najaf, where demonstrators had torched the Iranian consulate late Wednesday. Dhi Qar announced three days of mourning as thousands attended funeral processions there in defiance of a curfew announced earlier in the day.Demonstrators, dispersed by security forces, regrouped at Nasiriyah's main police station, setting it on fire.
Demonstrators have blamed powerful eastern neighbour Iran for propping up the Baghdad government which they are seeking to topple. Iran's consulate in Iraq's other holy city of Karbala was targeted earlier this month, with security forces shooting four demonstrators dead. But on Thursday, Sadr reverted course, saying it would"be the beginning of the end for Iraq" if the government did not step down.
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