At least 14 people have been killed and dozens others injured during protests in Iraq.
Gunmen opened fire on protesters near Baghdad's Tahrir Square, the centre of the country's protest movements.
Police officers were among those killed in the incident.
This comes a week after prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced that he will be resigning, a decision made after two months of anti-government demonstrations.
At least 400 people have been killed since the uprising began on October 1.
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Malta court clears businessman over murder of investigative journalist
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At least 21 die in bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai, ministry says
At least 21 people were killed in a bus accident on Egypt's Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South Sinai on Wednesday, the health ministry said.
