(04.10.2019)

„There have been unacceptable and condemned attacks on demonstrators, policemen and properties in Baghdad along with a number of provinces,“ al-Sistani said in a statement.

„In different areas, the demonstrations have led to riots and bloody clashes that left dozens of victims and wounded,“ he added.

Sistani warned of the „serious repercussions of the use of violence and counter-violence,“ calling for „avoiding it in all cases“.