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                   Iraqi Forces Kill 5 Protesters in Fallujah

   Iraqi troops killed at least five protesters and wounded more than 40
   others on Friday when they opened fire on demonstrators in the city of
   Fallujah.
   Police say protesters were marching to join an anti-government rally in
   eastern Fallujah, a mostly Sunni-town just west of Baghdad, when the
   soldiers blocked their way.
   The protesters began throwing objects at the security forces, who
   responded by opening fire. It is not immediately clear if troops fired
   into the air or directly at the crowd.
   Witnesses in Fallujah told VOA`s Kurdish Service that demonstrators
   also attacked a checkpoint and set fire to a military car.
   The rally in Fallujah is part of weekly Friday demonstrations that
   erupted last month in western Anbar province in protest of Prime
   Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iraq`s majority Shi`ite rule, which Sunni
   protesters say marginalizes their sect.
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