- Title: Live fire, tear gas used to disperse protesters in Baghdad
- Date: 2nd October 2019
- Summary: BAGHDAD, IRAQ (OCTOBER 2, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PROTESTERS RUNNING / TEAR GAS SMOKE ON ROAD PROTESTERS RUNNING / SOUND OF GUNFIRE BILLOWING SMOKE AMONG BUILDINGS PROTESTERS ON STREET AS GUNSHOTS HEARD PROTESTERS RUNNING AND CHANTING/ SOUND OF GUNSHOTS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER, SAYING: "They have given up on these innocent people. They have given up on these people." PROTESTERS SURROUNDING AMBULANCE AMBULANCE DRIVING / PROTESTERS RUNNING AMBULANCE DRIVING AROUND CORNER / HEALTH WORKERS RUNNING TOWARD AMBULANCE INJURED PERSON IN AMBULANCE VIEW FROM VEHICLE / PROTESTERS ON ROAD AMBULANCE DRIVING DOWN ROAD
- Embargoed: 16th October 2019 15:50
- Keywords: Iraq protests gun fire tear gas Baghdad Anti-government protests
- Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
- City: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
- Country: Iraq
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZEOJ0N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Security forces used live fire and tear gas to disperse protesters in Baghdad on Wednesday (October 2).
Protests had entered the second day in the Iraqi capital, with demonstrators rallying against unemployment, corruption and poor public services.
Ambulances were seen speeding down roads in the aftermath of the shooting, transporting injured demonstrators to hospital.
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