One Iraqi protester killed in protest at Badr militia branch

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Fri, 20 Jul 2018 - 06:05 GMT

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Fri, 20 Jul 2018 - 06:05 GMT

Protesters are being dispersed by riot police during the protest in Baghdad, Iraq July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily

Protesters are being dispersed by riot police during the protest in Baghdad, Iraq July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily

BAGHDAD -20 July 2018: A security guard at a branch of one Iraq's most powerful paramilitary groups shot dead a protester on Friday while trying to push back a crowd hurling bricks and stones, police and medical sources said.

Two people were also wounded when angry demonstrators gathered outside the local headquarters of the Iranian-backed Badr Organisation.

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