Iraqi police officer killed in clashes with pro-Sadr protesters in Baghdad

[February 11, 2017]  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi police officer was killed and seven others wounded in clashes on Saturday with protesters loyal to prominent Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in central Baghdad, an interior ministry spokesman said.

(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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Riot police stand in front of demonstrators during a protest demanding an overhaul of the electionsÕ supervision commission ahead of provincial elections due in September, in Baghdad,Iraq February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani