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Major demonstration held in Baghdad in support of Iran

Baghdad, Jan 17 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Hundreds of Iraqis have participated in a major demonstration in central Baghdad against US threats with respect to Tehran, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Hundreds of ordinary citizens and supporters of Iraqi Shiite groups demonstrated on Friday in front of the Iranian embassy in Baghdad in support of the republic and the Iranian people in light of US threats to strike Iranian territory.
The demonstrators shouted anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans and attempted to burn American and Israeli flags, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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