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Sat Nov 13, 2021, 11:43 PM Nov 2021

Hundreds of demonstrators close Baghdad's Green Zone

Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators protesting the results of the parliamentary elections have closed one of the three gates of the Green Zone in Baghdad, following failed attempts to storm the heavily-guarded area, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.

Iraqi security forces ramped up reinforcements at the gate near the Ministry of Planning as a precautionary measure.

The demonstrators erected tents following their attempt to burst into the Green Zone, which includes government and ministries' headquarters, as well as foreign missions and officials' residences.

The protesters claim that the results of the 10 October elections were inaccurate and are calling for a manual count of the results.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211113-hundreds-of-demonstrators-close-baghdads-green-zone/

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