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2019-10-30 Iraq

Iraqi forces cut off electricity to Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, fire tear gas as tens of thousands protest

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Iraqi forces are cutting off electricity to Baghdad’s Tahrir Square and firing tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of Iraqis gathering for a fifth day of protests, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reports.https://t.co/j4mCnl7yEM pic.twitter.com/rBl55OaIAo
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 29, 2019

Iraqi security forces are cordoning off Nisour Square in central Baghdad with barbed wire
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Iraqi security forces are cordoning off Nisour Square in central Baghdad with barbed wires to prevent hundreds of protesters from gathering near the area.https://t.co/j4mCnl7yEM pic.twitter.com/U15aI9lITM
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 29, 2019

Tens of thousands of Iraqis pack Baghdad's Tahrir Square as protests continue
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Tens of thousands of Iraqis pack Baghdad's Tahrir Square as protests continue for a fifth day.

Follow the latest updates here: https://t.co/K7Fwimf6mC pic.twitter.com/wQCwyI2oIE
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 29, 2019

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#1 So the people in Tahrir get to join the citizens of California in the pre-Edison days?

Posted by 3dc 2019-10-30 00:14|| 2019-10-30 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 US Parks Service estimates "several dozen" protesters.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-10-30 13:37|| 2019-10-30 13:37|| Front Page Top

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