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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/five-killed-in-iraq-day-of-rage.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during an earlier protest at Liberation Square in Baghdad (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-five-killed-in-iraq-day-of-rage.jpg" alt="Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during an earlier protest at Liberation Square in Baghdad (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Security forces have killed five people in northern Iraq as thousands of protesters rallied in cities across the country for a &#8220;day of rage&#8221;.</p>
<p>The capital was virtually locked down, with soldiers deployed across central Baghdad, searching protesters trying to enter Liberation Square and closing off the plaza and side streets with wire.</p>
<p>The heavy security presence reflected the concern of Iraqi officials that demonstrations could gain traction as they did in Egypt and Tunisia, then spiral out of control.</p>
<p>Iraqi army helicopters buzzed overhead, while trucks took up posts throughout the square, where a group of about 2,000 flag-waving demonstrators shouted &#8220;No to unemployment&#8221; and &#8220;No to the liar al-Maliki&#8221;, referring to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.</p>
<p>The protests stretched from the northern city of Mosul to the southern city of Basra, reflecting the widespread anger many Iraqis feel at the government&#8217;s seeming inability to improve their lives.</p>
<p>Police in the city of Hawija, 150 miles north of Baghdad, said three demonstrators were killed and 15 people wounded after protesters tried to break into the city&#8217;s municipal building.</p>
<p>In Mosul, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the provincial council building, demanding jobs and better services, when guards opened fire, according to a police official. </p>
<p>Reports said two protesters were killed and five people wounded.</p>
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