Iraq securities wearing masks and plainclothes have shot protestors in the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala, leading to the death of 18 people and wounding hundreds.
The protestors were fighting against their government’s corruption, and have been attacked by tear gas and bullets, in one of the deadliest single attacks since anti-government demonstrations erupted earlier this month.
Karbala is currently suffering from serious unemployment and unstable political conditions as protestors ask for reformation but not just the government’s resignation.