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Iraqi protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone, shooting erupts

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BAGHDAD- Iraqi security forces have fired tear gas and gunshots in the air as hundreds of protesters stormed Baghdad's heavily secured Green Zone, rushing toward the prime minister's office and the parliament building.

 

An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw several protesters badly wounded and one was shot in the head.

 

Friday's violence comes more than two weeks after the highly fortified compound was first breached by Shiite protesters in April.

 

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