Twelve protesters shot dead in Baghdad Green Zone clashes: New toll

Twelve supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were shot dead and 270 others hurt Monday as clashes rocked Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, medics told AFP.

The new toll comes after eight al-Sadr supporters were earlier reported killed and 85 others wounded as gunshots and tear gas were fired across the Green Zone that houses government and diplomatic buildings.