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Several Projectiles Hit Baghdad Gov't Quarter

© AP Photo / Hadi MizbanAn aerial view of Tahrir Square in downtown Baghdad, Iraq
An aerial view of Tahrir Square in downtown Baghdad, Iraq - Sputnik International
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Several projectiles hit the government quarter in Baghdad on Saturday, where many key state institutions and foreign diplomatic missions are located, local media reported.

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shout slogans during a protest demanding an overhaul of the elections supervision commission ahead of provincial elections due in September, in Baghdad,Iraq February 11, 2017 - Sputnik International
Clashes Between Police, Protesters in Iraqi Capital Turn Deadly
CAIRO (Sputnik) — According to Al Arabiya television broadcaster the shelling is currently underway. No information regarding casualties has been provided yet.

Earlier in the day, thousands of supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr took to the Baghdad streets calling for election reforms and anti-corruption measures, and clashed with police near the Green Zone district.

According to the latest reports, the number of victims in clashes between demonstrators and police had risen to five, while 320 people have been wounded.

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