Hundreds of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr breached the Republican Palace in Iraq on Monday.
Local officials have called for a curfew of 3:30 p.m. local time for the capital city of Baghdad, Iraq, amid unrest at the government palace, according to reports.
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The protesters went to the palace to protest the announcement of Sadr’s retirement from politics, a move that could cause severe political unrest in the country.
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Followers of Sadr have stormed the Iraqi Parliament in the past in an attempt to prevent the formation of a new government made up of rivals to Sadr, according to the Associated Press.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
