Five protesters killed in Basra in second night of clashes with security forces

Five protesters killed in Basra in second night of clashes with security forces Reuters By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Five protesters were killed and 16 more were injured during a second day of clashes with security forces in Iraq's main southern city Basra, local health and security sources said. Twenty-two members of the security forces were also wounded, some by a hand grenade, the sources said, in some of the worst unrest reported during months of protests sweeping the long neglected south, heartland of Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim majority The post Five protesters killed in Basra in second night of clashes with security forces appeared first on Firstpost. FirstPost Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.