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Hundreds of protesters stormed the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad yesterday protesting against the continuing deadlock in approving a new cabinet.
The demonstrators, many of whom followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, broke through cordons of the fortified Green Zone for the first time, after MPs failed to convene for a vote
The Green Zone is also home to Ministries and the US embassy. A state of emergency was declared and security forces near the US embassy fired tear gas.Protesters set up camp outside Parliament after occupying the chamber.
Sadr wants Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to commit to a plan to replace ministers with non-partisan technocrats. Powerful parties in Parliament have refused to approve the change for several weeks.
Earlier this week, hundreds of thousands of people marched towards the Green Zone to protest against the political impasse.