Lasers Light Up Baghdad’s Tahrir Square as Thousands of Protesters Mass

Protesters massed in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on the evening of October 30, shining lasers from a nearby building they commandeered. Sajad Jiyad, managing director of the Al-Bayan Center, a think tank in Baghdad, took video on Wednesday evening showing protesters crowded in and around Tahrir Square, a central meeting place for demonstrators in the Iraqi capital. Several of the protesters’ lasers came from the so-called ‘Turkish Restaurant Building’, a prominent structure located between the square and the Tigris River. In recent days the building has been taken over by protesters, who have hung banners and flags from the edifice. The footage was taken two days after Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew that was flouted by demonstrators. Protesters appeared set to ignore it once again as night fell on October 30. Credit: Sajad Jiyad via Storyful

from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2JyMp0a