The incident took place while trying to disperse a sit-in in Al-Andalus Square
Basra … News Time
Several demonstrators and security personnel were injured in clashes between protesters and police in the city of Basra in Iraq yesterday. According to Al Arabiya, the incident took place during an attempt to disperse a sit-in in Al-Andalus Square. Police stormed the demonstrators to protest against the government demonstrators stones at the police. According to social activists, the anti-riot police evacuated Al-Bahria Square in central Basra last night and dispersed the sit-in. Authorities say the highway, which was closed due to a sit-in by protesters, has also been reopened. Hours before the police evacuated the square in Basra, security forces ended a sit-in in Al-Bahria Square in central Baghdad. A statement issued by the Iraqi Operations Command said that Tahrir Square, the Al-Jamhuriya Bridge in central Baghdad, had been liberated from protesters and opened to traffic.
