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Top Iraq cleric urges lawmakers to reassess government after 400 killedBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Friday condemned attacks on protesters and urged lawmakers to reconsider their support for the government, an apparent suggestion they seek a change of leadership to stem spiraling violence in the war-weary country. Security forces meanwhile shot dead at least three protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya, hospital sources said, bringing the death toll from weeks of violence to more than 400 people, mostly young, unarmed demonstrators.Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warned against an explosion of civil strife and tyranny, urging government forces to stop killing protesters and protesters themselves to reject all violence. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/top-iraq-cleric-urges-lawmakers-to-reassess-government-after-400-killed-idUSKBN1Y30W0
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