Iraqi security forces fire live ammunition at anti-government protesters in central Baghdad killing four and wounding more than 100 others
Officials say three protesters were shot dead while the fourth one was killed by a tear gas canister. About 108 demonstrators were wounded in the clashes as embattled PM Adil Abdul Mahdi calls for"return to normal life."
Officials said the deaths and injuries occurred on Saturday afternoon when protests intensified in Baghdad after security forces cleared three main bridges over the Tigris river. "The protests have helped and will help pressure political groups, the government ... to reform and accept change. However, continuing protests must allow for a return to normal life, which will lead to legitimate demands being met," he said in a statement.Bridges recovered from protesters
Amid volleys of tear gas, security forces chased demonstrators back onto Al-Rasheed Street, one of Baghdad's oldest and most celebrated thoroughfares. But the government ordered the security forces to keep them back, as Al Jumhuriyah Bridge leads into the Green Zone where parliament and the British and US embassies are located.
The sound of tear gas canisters and stun grenades reverberated around central Baghdad nightly over the past week.
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