Five demonstrators injured while trying to enter Mosul’s al-Ahrar Square to resume sit-in demo

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: At least five demonstrators have been injured on Monday in clashes with government forces, while trying to enter central Mosul’s al-Ahrar (Liberals) Square, to resume a sit-in demonstration that took place few days ago, a Ninewa security source said. “Five demonstrators have been injured, as part of attempts by demonstrators to enter central Mosul’s al-Ahrar Square, to resume their sit-in demonstration, already banned by security forces,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency, adding that the “demonstrators were wounded due to attacks by sticks and stoning, and not bullet fire.” The same source had stated early in the day that the Security forces had banned thousands of demonstrators to enter into al-Ahrar Square to resume their sit-in demonstration inside the square. Mosul city had witnessed a series of sit-demonstrations, that entered their 17th day on Sunday, which began on April 9th, demanding the departure of U.S. forces from Iraq, release of detainees and carrying out public services. Mosul, the center of Ninewa Province, is 405 km to the north of Baghdad.   SKH (TP)/SR 540