Tents set ablaze after Iraq cleric withdraws protest support

Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the country's south early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months.The crackdown came hours after a powerful Shiite cleric dealt the protest movement a blow by withdrawing his support, prompting his followers to pack up and leave the demonstration encampments.One protester was killed and 44 wounded when security forces fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse them from ne