At least 28 protesters killed in firing by security forces in Iraq

In Iraq, at least 28 protesters were killed in firing incident by security forces in the southern city of Nasiriyah on Thursday. Security forces fired on protesters blocking two bridges in Nasiriyah before dawn. The incident came a day after protesters set fire to two government buildings and the home of a lawmaker in the city. The protesters also burned down the Iranian consulate in the shrine city of Najaf.

After the protesters' deaths, Prime Minister Adel Abdel



Mahdi has sacked military commander Jamil Shummary who was sent to restore order in protest-hit southern city.

More than 380 people have been killed and thousands wounded in nearly two months of protests. The capital Baghdad and southern Iraq have been gripped by the largest grassroots protests against the entire political class and rampant corruption since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.