Iraqi police fire on protesters in Baghdad, dozens injured

The Tuesday afternoon rally, which was organized on social media, began peacefully with more than 1,000 people marching into the central Tahrir Square. As some tried to cross the bridge to reach the fortified Green Zone home to government offices and foreign embassies police started throwing stun grenades and firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse them. Some fell to the ground wiping their eyes.

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