Protesters take over Iraqi parliament

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Channel: africanews · 2016 · News & Politics

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Scores of Iraqi protesters on Saturday took over the country's parliament in an escalation of the political crisis in that country. 

The protesters, mostly supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, are angry at the failure of MPs to convene for a vote on overhauling the government. 

Some chanted "the cowards ran away!" in reference to the absent politicians.

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