BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Death toll in five days of violent protests in Iraq climbed to 99, with nearly 4,000 people wounded, a member of the Iraqi human rights body said.
Ali al-Bayati, a member of the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), told reporters that the death toll of violence that accompanied the protests during the five days rose to 99 people, including security members.
He said that up to 3,991 people were wounded, mostly demonstrators, as violent protests continued in Baghdad and other cities, according to al-Bayati.
Al-Bayati pointed out that, some five demonstrators were killed in the protest near al-Nakheel Mall in Palestine Street earlier on Saturday, as the clashes prompted the security forces to fire live bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd.
He also said that the protests in the city of Diwaniyah, the capital of al-Qadsiyah province, in southern Iraq resulted in the wounding of 13 demonstrators, as the security forces opened fire to disperse the crowds who tried to enter the provincial government building.– NNN-XINHUA