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US embassy stormed in Baghdad amid anger at airstrikes

US embassy stormed in Baghdad amid anger at airstrikes

Iraqi Shia militia supporters break into compound after US strikes on state-sanctioned militia

Dozens of Iraqi Shia militia supporters have broken into the US embassy compound in Baghdad after smashing a door and storming inside, amid teargas and sounds of gunfire.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw flames rising from inside the compound and at least three US soldiers on the roof of the embassy. A man on a loudspeaker urged protesters not to enter the compound.

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