32 members of the forces assigned to protect the demonstrations were injured with hand grenades in Baghdad

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  • 25-10-2020, 16:07
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    Baghdad - INA

     

     Today, Sunday, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, announced that 32 members of the forces tasked with protecting the demonstrations were injured with hand grenades in Baghdad.

     Rasul said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "The capital, Baghdad, witnessed demonstrations this morning to commemorate the 25th of October, and the achievements that were accompanied by it counted for the peaceful demonstrators.  However, with great regret, a group affiliated with the demonstrators threw hand grenades at the security forces in charge of securing the demonstrations, resulting in the injury of two officers and 30 members of the second emergency regiment.