Clashes in Baghdad

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades yesterday to disperse stonethrowing protesters in clashes that wounded scores of people off Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, where hundreds marked the anniversary of antigovernment unrest in 2019.

At least 86 people were wounded, about half of them members of the security forces, medical and security sources said, adding that 38 protesters were hit by rubber bullets.

‘‘Infiltrated elements’’ attacked security forces with Molotov cocktails and hunting rifles, Iraq’s military said.

Protesters in the square waved the Iraqi flag and chanted ‘‘we want to overthrow the regime’’. — Reuters