Eight supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were killed and 85 others wounded Monday after clashes broke out in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, medics told AFP.
The announcement raises an earlier toll of two al-Sadr supporters killed and 22 others wounded in the clashes with supporters of a rival faction. The army announced a nationwide curfew from 7:00 pm (1600 GMT).
Eight protesters dead in clashes in Baghdad’s Green Zone: New toll
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