Violent protests in Iraq, curfew declared in Kerbala
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BAGHDAD, Oct 28 (KUNA) — Iraq on
Monday imposed a curfew in the holy city of Kerbala, south of the
capital Baghdad, after school and university students joined nationwide
anti-government protests that left scores of people dead in the last
month.
All vehicles and people are prohibited from moving in any part of the
city as of 6 pm today until Tuesday morning, Mayor Nassif Al-Khattab
said in a statement.
Defying a warning from Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, students in
Iraq’s southern provinces are now taking part in demonstrations against
economic hardship, in the wake of mass street protests that turned
violent in Baghdad.
Images of students carrying Iraqi flags and shouting anti-government
slogans were splattered across state television, continuing protests
that began at the start of the month and resumed on Friday after a
two-week lull.
“In solidarity with the protestors,” teachers and schools in Iraq will
start a general strike on Tuesday, according to the country’s teachers’
union.
The move aims to “bring corrupt officials to accountability, achieve
justice and create job opportunities,” the teachers’ union said in a
statement.
Iraq witnessed a bloody weekend in which at least 74 people were killed
and more than 3,000 others wounded, as thousands of mostly young Iraqis
are demonstrating against corruption, unemployment and poor public
services
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