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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-26-07 11:32 PM
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Thousands protest against Iraq war (UK)
Feb 24 2007



Thousands of anti-war protestors took part in demonstrations calling for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.

In London's Trafalgar Square and Glasgow, activists and military families took to the streets alongside politicians and entertainers.

The Stop The War coalition, who organised the demo along with CND and the British Muslim Initiative, estimated up to 60,000 people were taking part in the London event. But the Metropolitan Police said their latest figure put the number at 10,000.

Organisers said the entire march took two and a half hours to make its way into the Square ...

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