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Newshour: 30/07/2022 20:06 GMT: Iraqi protestors storm parliament

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Iraqi protestors storm parliament

30/07/2022 20:06 GMT

30/07/2022 20:06 GMT: Iraqi protestors storm parliament

BBC World Service - Newshour, Iraqi protestors storm parliament

Thousands of protestors have stormed Baghdad's fortified government zone

Thousands of supporters of the Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have stormed Baghdad's fortified government zone

Thousands of supporters of the Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have stormed Baghdad's fortified government zone and broke into parliament, for the second time in a week, leaving at least 125 people injured and escalating a political stand-off.

Also in the programme, a Sri Lankan cardinal says the new president has no legitimacy. And Pope Francis has said the time may come when he needs to consider stepping down.

(Picture: Supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr gather inside Iraq's parliament, July 30, 2022. Picture credit: Getty Images)

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