THI-QAR / Aswat al-Iraq: A total of 26 policemen have been wounded during clashes with angry men who protested the deterioration of electricity in the city of Nassiriya, head of the security committee of the Thi-Qar council said on Monday.
“Fierce clashes flared up on Monday (June 21) between police forces and protestors, who demonstrated against the deterioration of electricity in Nassiriya, during which 26 cops were wounded,' Sajad al-Asadi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“All casualties were reported among cops, including a colonel, and no casualties among protestors,' he added. |