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The assassination of an Iraqi activist by unidentified gunmen on Sunday triggered protests in the southern city of Karbala,
Anadolu Agency reports.
Ihab Jawad Al-Wazni was killed at dawn near his home in the predominantly Shia city, according to a statement by the Iraqi Defence Ministry.
No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
Eyewitnesses told
Anadolu Agency that hundreds of local residents took to the main streets in Karbala in mass demonstrations condemning the activist s assassination.
Demonstrators blocked a number of main streets in the city and demanded that the security forces reveal the killers of Al-Wazni and threatened to escalate their demonstrations if perpetrators were not exposed, eyewitnesses said.