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Hundreds of protesters camp at Iraq parliament for a second day

Demonstrators rest inside Iraq's parliament in the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone [Sabah Arar/AFP]

Supporters of powerful Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr have erected tents and are preparing for a long sit-in at Iraq’s parliament, deepening a months-long political standoff.

On Saturday, supporters of the firebrand al-Sadr forced their way into the legislative chamber for the second time in days, after October elections failed to lead to the formation of a government.

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