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Images of police roadblocks, buildings on fire and dark smoke billowing into the air in Lagos, as Nigerians wake up in shock following an attack on peaceful demonstrators by armed forces. According to the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one person died due to "blunt force trauma to head" and that 25 others were wounded. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier said that "several" demonstrators were killed in the shooting, while there has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. IMAGES
Protesters resume anti-government protests in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after authorities failed to enforce an overnight curfew, as deadly violence erupted further south. IMAGES
Violent clashes continued in Milwaukee on Sunday night, as protests grow following the police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. Shots were fired during the second night of protests, according to police sources, as police and protesters clashed on the streets. Hours after the incident, crowds flooded onto the streets of Wisconsin's main city to protest his killing. A police car, a gas station, a bank and numerous shops were set alight during the unrest.
Baghdad imposes a curfew after Green Zone protesters clash with police, injuring dozens. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Residents of the Iraqi capital Baghdad and civil defence gather at the scene of a deadly drone strike which hit a vehicle, according to two security sources, with one saying it belonged to a leader of a pro-Iran group. IMAGES