Violent protests in Iraq, curfew declared in Kerbala

This news has been read 10184 times!

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

This news has been read 10184 times!