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Rocket Strikes Baghdad Green Zone as Anti-Government Protesters Mass

VOA News

   A rocket struck near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone on
   Wednesday, killing at least one Iraqi guard.

   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for firing into the
   heavily fortified area of the Iraqi capital, home to government
   buildings and Western embassies.

   The rocket fire came as tens of thousands of people massed in central
   Baghdad for another night of anti-government protests that began a week
   ago.

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