1st LD: Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric calls on Iraqi gov't to resign amid anti-gov't protests

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BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday urged the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to resign amid the rising death toll in the ongoing anti-government protests.

"I demand that the Iraqi government fully resign and start early elections under the supervision of the United Nations," al-Sadr said.

"What is happening now is a disregard for Iraqi blood that cannot be tolerated," he added. Enditem

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