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Protesters in Iraq cut port road, close central bank – officials | Protesters in Iraq cut port road, close central bank – officials |
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Iraqi security officials said Monday that anti-government demonstrators in the south had blocked roads leading to the country’s main port while protesters in Baghdad forced the closure of Iraq’s central bank. | Iraqi security officials said Monday that anti-government demonstrators in the south had blocked roads leading to the country’s main port while protesters in Baghdad forced the closure of Iraq’s central bank. |
Protesters burned tires, blocking the roads to the Umm Qasr port, responsible for the bulk of the country’s imported commodities, AP quoted a Basra official as saying. This is the second time the port has been blocked since the protests began on October 1. | |
In Baghdad, staff were evacuated from the Central Bank of Iraq located on Rasheed Street as crowds approached the area. |
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