Security authorities intensify deployment in Hilla

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Security authorities intensified their deployment in Hilla on Friday morning to prepare for massive demonstrations after the Friday prayer, a police source said. “Executive authorities in Babel gave the green light to protestors to demonstrate against the lack of services and the increase in the unemployment rate in the province,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Hill, the capital of Babel, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (TP) 701