Iraq's presidential palace has been stormed by followers of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr after he announced his retirement from politics.
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Calling for the dissolution of parliament, Sadr's loyalists clashed with security forces and more than a dozen protesters have been killed.
Tim Swanston reports.
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