Iraqi security forces have clashed with supporters of the Shi'ite cleric
Muqtada al-Sadr. The al-Sadr backers were holding a protest in the
Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, demanding the commission responsible
for overseeing local elections scheduled this year be overhauled. One
police officer was killed while seven others and dozens of protesters
were injured, according to law enforcement and hospital officials.
Iraqi security forces have clashed with supporters of the Shi'ite cleric
Muqtada al-Sadr. The al-Sadr backers were holding a protest in the
Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, demanding the commission responsible
for overseeing local elections scheduled this year be overhauled. One
police officer was killed while seven others and dozens of protesters
were injured, according to law enforcement and hospital officials.
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