A day after six people were killed in southern Iraq's Basra city, violent protests over poor government services continued as security forces opened fire in response.

Protesters in Basra told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that live ammunition and tear gas were fired by security personnel at hundreds of demonstrators outside the regional government headquarters.

At least one demonstrator was taken to hospital after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister. An overnight curfew was imposed and more security personnel deployed in the city, an army official said.


Al Jazeera's Mereana Hond has more.


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