20 Die in Iraq Protest; 2 Marines Killed

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By KHALID MOHAMMED, Associated Press Writer

NAJAF, Iraq - Supporters of an anti-U.S. Shiite Muslim cleric waged violent demonstrations in four Iraqi cities Sunday, punctuated by a gun battle at the Spanish garrison near this Shiite holy city that killed at least 20 people, including two coalition soldiers _ an American and a Salvadoran.

The U.S. military on Sunday reported two Marines were killed in a separate "enemy action" in Anbar province, raising the toll of American service members killed in Iraq to more than 600.

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