At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and...
BAGHDAD - At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Baghdad overnight, according to police and medical sources, as the cabinet tried to appease public anger over corruption and unemployment with a new reform plan.
It includes increased subsidized housing for the poor, stipends for the unemployed as well as training programs and small loans initiatives for unemployed youth. The clashes shattered a day of relative calm on Saturday after authorities lifted a curfew and traffic moved normally in the center of Baghdad. Hundreds of security personnel were deployed in the streets.
Violence also broke out again in Diwaniya, another city south of Baghdad killing at least one person, police said.The cabinet’s new plan may not be enough to placate protesters and the politicians who’ve sided with them. In eastern Baghdad on Friday and Saturday, police snipers shot at demonstrators and several people were wounded, Reuters reporters said.
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