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Top Iraq cleric says govt responsible for protest deaths Karbala, Iraq, Oct 11 (AFP) Oct 11, 2019 The Iraqi government and security forces are "responsible for the bloodshed" during recent protests, top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani said on Friday. In a sermon read out at the main weekly prayers, Sistani -- spiritual leader for Iraq's Shiite majority, who wields significant power to influence the government -- gave authorities "two weeks" to release the findings of an investigation into the more than 100 deaths recorded during the protests since October 1.
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