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Pro-Sadr protesters breach Baghdad Green Zone — security source
By Agence France-Presse
last updated:
Jul 30,2022
Supporters of the Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr celebrate after bringing down concrete barriers leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone and the country's parliament, as they protest against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, on July 30, 2022. (Photo: AFP)
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BAGHDAD — Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Saturday breached Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign embassies, a security source told AFP.اضافة اعلان
After penetrating the perimeter -- three days after storming parliament -- the demonstrators were again "at the edge" of the legislative complex, the source said.