Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi urged protesters yesterday to end the violent siege of the American embassy in Baghdad which was triggered by a deadly US strike on a Shiite militia.<br />''<br />''Dozens of protesters broke into the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, smashing the main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. The US Ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from the Embassy.<br />''<br />''Earlier, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Embassy shortly after funerals were held for fighters of Kataib Hezbollah militia killed in Sunday night strikes that the Pentagon launched in response on a rocket attack on a Kirkuk base.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The State Department denied reports that the Embassy had been breached, adding all personnel were secure.</span><br />