Iraqi Prime Minister announced the normalization of the situation in Baghdad – RBC

Ctoronniki radical leader of Iraqi Shiite Moqtada al-Sadr on the square in Baghdad

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The security situation in Baghdad is under control, Prime Minister of Iraq. Previously, the city was introduced emergency mode because of Shiite demonstrators stormed the parliament

The security situation in Baghdad is under control, he wrote in his Twitter Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. Earlier, supporters of the radical leader of Iraqi Shiites broke into the parliament building, after which the city had entered a state of emergency.

«Prime Minister al-Abadi has confirmed that the security situation in Baghdad is under control, and calls on demonstrators return to the specially designated places for protest, “- said in a statement

April 30 Prime minister of Iraq was a representative to Parliament for approval the new composition of the Cabinet to include five new ministers.. At the last moment the vote was postponed. After

that, a radical leader of Iraqi Shiites, Muqtada al-Sadr, speaking to his supporters, said he intends to act for the good of the nation and if the people want, to form a new government. He called on the people to start a revolution against corruption. “The government has two options – either to reform or we will destroy it”, – has threatened Sadr

As a result, hundreds of supporters of radical leader of Iraqi Shiite Moqtada al-Sadr entered the protected “green zone” in Baghdad. where the state institutions of the country, and burst into the parliament building.

Because of this state of emergency was declared in the city. A spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces Operational Staff Saad Mann reported that all roads leading to Baghdad are closed. No one can enter the city, but you can leave, Mann said. Police also blocked located in the center of the Iraqi capital bridges over the Tigris and Diyala.