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Protesters attacked the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, scaling the walls and forcing the gates of the compound, as hundreds demonstrated against American airstrikes on an Iran-backed militia group in Iraq. Two sources at the demonstration witnessed the attempt to break into the premises adding that security personnel fired tear gas to repel the attack. Video footage shows demonstrators smashing windows, burning items outside and throwing rocks over the walls.The embassy, in Baghdad s green zone, has been put under lockdown, but protesters have not been able to breach the compound, an embassy spokesperson told CNN.US ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller
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