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Baghdad: Deadly clashes erupt as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quits; 30 killed, 700 wounded

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Thousands of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters stormed major Iraqi government buildings in Baghdad, sparking clashes that left at least 30 people dead and over 700 wounded, as per a report by Al Jazeera. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas canisters and bullets in the air to disperse the protesters who stormed the compounds