Iraqi PM calls for 'return to normal life', saying political groups have received protesters' message and that electoral reforms would be announced soon
PM Adil Abdul Mahdi says electoral reform will be announced in the"coming few days." Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces take back control of three bridges in capital Baghdad partially occupied by demonstrators.
"The protests have helped and will help pressure political groups, the government ... to reform and accept change. However, continuing protests must allow for a return to normal life, which will lead to legitimate demands being met," he said in a statement.Protests in Baghdad Amid volleys of tear gas, security forces chased demonstrators back onto Al-Rasheed Street, one of Baghdad's oldest and most celebrated thoroughfares.
But the government ordered the security forces to keep them back, as Al Jumhuriyah Bridge leads into the Green Zone where parliament and the British and US embassies are located. The sound of tear gas canisters and stun grenades reverberated around central Baghdad nightly over the past week.
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