Tuesday’s demonstration in Baghdad’s iconic Tahrir Square, the sources said.

Two other people were killed and 200 wounded in clashes in Iraq on Tuesday as security forces used tear gas, water cannon and live fire to disperse demonstrations over unemployment, corruption and poor public services.

The Baghdad Operations Command denied the death of a protester who was reportedly killed during demonstrations northeast of the capital.

iraq protests (supplied)

The main protest on Tuesday erupted in Baghdad, where one protester was killed, with some demonstrations taking place in other areas, including in the southern city of Nassiriya where a protester was also shot dead, according to police.



A government statement on Tuesday said 40 members of the security forces were among those injured and blamed “groups of inciting riots” for the violence.



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Despite Lin Dan’s stunning loss, China are still on course to dominate the tournament as they can potentially win four out of the five titles at stake in this Grand Prix Gold tournament.

The only final without a Chinese representative is the women’s title decider where top seed Saina Nehwal (below), will face second seed and three-time world junior champion Ratchanok Inthanon.

Wang Lin, who suffered a horrific knee injury just months after winning her world title, is still struggling to make her way up the world rankings and from No.1 in 2010, is currently ranked 105.

There was also another upset in the mixed doubles as Jiaming Tao-Tang Jinhua stunned top seeds Joachim Fischer Nielsen-Christinna Pedersen in straight games.

The unseeded Chinese duo only needed 38 minutes to