Voice of America: Protesters Attack Iraqi Deputy PM, Guards Open Fire

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Protesters Attack Iraqi Deputy PM, Guards Open Fire Dec 30th 2012, 14:29 An attempt by Iraq's Sunni deputy prime minister to defuse an anti-government protest in the country's west has ended in chaos, with his bodyguards opening fire and wounding two people as demonstrators tried to attack the official. The incident happened on Sunday near the city of Ramadi, where thousands of minority Sunnis have been staging a week of daily street protests against perceived discrimination by the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a majority Shi'ite. The ... Media files: 16C34A0E-6235-4CEC-A32A-82369A284ACC_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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