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Demonstrators block bridge in south Iraqi city
Published November 17, 2014
Protesters blocking a bridge in the southern Iraqi city of Basra are calling for the provincial governor to resign, as the drumbeat of demonstrations railing against the government continues across Iraq.
About 1,000 people rallied Friday in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, to demand better services from the government, jobs and improved pensions.
They shouted slogans warning that today's demonstration was peaceful but ones in the future might not be.
In the wake of the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, frustrated Iraqis have staged demonstrations across the country.
This week, at least five people were killed after demonstrations in two Iraqi cities turned violent.
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