Baghdad (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces fired teargas on Tuesday outside the U.S. embassy to disperse protesters who had gathered to condemn American air strikes in Iraq.
Only a small amount of teargas was used and militia forces, using loud speakers, urged the crowd to disperse, a Reuters witness said.
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were earlier evacuated because of safety concerns.
Reporting By Ahmed Rasheed, Maher Nazeh, and Thaeir al-Sudani, writing by Maha El Dahan; editing by Mike Collett-White
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