Several thousand Iraqis gathered near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Friday for a second day of protests against a Quran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. On Thursday, one group of protesters managed to penetrate the embassy and stay inside for some 15 minutes before leaving when security forces arrived. On Friday, police closed off the street past the embassy with concrete blocks and the protesters gathered on a nearby avenue. The demonstration was again organised by supporters of firebrand Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, whose movement is not part of the current Iraqi government but still commands huge influence. The protest came
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