Two Protesters Injured By Gunshots At Demonstrations In Western Iraq

Protesters chant slogans against Iraq’s Shiite-led government as they expelled Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq and his bodyguards from the demonstrations scene in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Gunshots wounded at least two people Sunday at demonstrations in western Iraq when bodyguards protecting a senior Sunni politician opened fire to disperse protesters, a local official said, marking the first casualties in a week of rallies. <AP Photo>