Baghdad: Protesters who have been demonstrating outside the US embassy in Iraq for second day have withdrawn from the area after a tense standoff, according to a report in the BBC.
On Tuesday, dozens of protesters broke into the US embassy compound in Baghdad, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area.
Clashes continued on Wednesday as demonstrators hurled stones while US forces fired tear gas.
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