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Sadr apologises to Iraqis for violence
30 August 2022 11:21 BST
Muqtada al-Sadr has apologised to the Iraqi people after nearly two days of violent clashes.
"This is not a revolution [any more] because it has lost its peaceful character," Sadr said in a televised address.
"The spilling of Iraqi blood is forbidden," he added.