Security forces prevent protestors from entering Green Zone

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Security forces on Friday prevented hundreds of protestors from entering the fortified Green Zone, a security source said. “Security forces prevented scores of protestors from entering the Green Zone, while a number of lawmakers are preparing to go for the angry men to negotiate and listen to their demands,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Faisal Abdulameer, a protestor, told IraqiNews.com news agency, that they have demands; better services, fighting corruption and offering job opportunities, noting that massive demonstrations will be staged from other regions in Baghdad after the Friday prayer to al-Tahrir square with demands to improve living conditions. IraqiNews.com correspondent asserts that helicopters are hovering over the Green zone, while security forces have intensified their deployment to protect protestors and to prevent security violations. Protests of various sizes were held in Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, Karbala, Najaf, Diwaniya, Kut, Ramadi, Samawa, and Amara. Members of the Iraqi union of lawyers joined demonstrations in Baghdad, Karbala, and Samawa. SH (TS) 1603