Friday, 26 February, 2021 - 07:45
Iraqi demonstrators take part in ongoing anti-government protests in Nasiriyah, Iraq January 29, 2021. (Reuters) Baghdad – Fadhel al-Nashmi
Anti-government protests erupted again in Iraq’s Nasiriyah, hours after a delegation dispatched by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to defuse the tensions left the city.
One person was killed and 36 others, including police members, were wounded when security forces used tear gas to disperse the protests.
The government has been seeking to end the protests in Nasiriyah, which erupted on Sunday, ahead of a visit by Pope Francis I in March.
A spokesman for the province’s police said that the Joint Operations Command has prepared a security plan for the visit.