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Sadr supporters take iconic Tahrir Square building

Sadr supporters take iconic Tahrir Square building

Anti-government protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square are mourning their loss of control over the "Turkish restaurant" building, which had provided them with a vantage point over the demonstrations in the square below.

Supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr had evicted demonstrators from the building and now maintain control over it.

 

Al Jazeera's Simona Foltyn reports from Baghdad, Iraq

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