BAGHDAD: Hundreds of followers of powerful Iraqi Shia preacher Moqtada Sadr camped at the country's parliament on Sunday for a second day, protesting against corruption and political mismanagement. Despite tear gas, water cannon and baking temperatures that touched 47 degrees Celsius (116 degrees Fahrenheit), they stormed the complex on Saturday after pulling down heavy concrete barricades on roads leading to Baghdad's fortified Green Zone of diplomatic and government buildings. The health ministry said at least 100 protesters and 25 security personnel were hurt in the confrontation.

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