UN envoy condemns use of birdshot against Iraqi protesters

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UN envoy to Iraq condemns use of hunting rifles loaded with birdshot against peaceful protesters, which left at least 50 injured

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Iraqi demonstrators gather during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq February 13, 2020.

At least 150 people were injured in the Shia city of Kerbala in January alone due to similar tactics, UNAMI said in a statement. At least nine people were wounded on Monday in Baghdad during renewed clashes between protesters and security forces, police sources said. Two were wounded because of birdshot and the rest suffered teargas-related injures.

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