Thousands march in London against Iraq war - Yahoo! News
Thousands march in London against Iraq war - Yahoo! News: "LONDON (AFP) - Several thousand demonstrators have begun marching through central London calling for an end to the US-led war in
Iraq and for the return of British troops from the country.
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Protest rallies were also planned in Rome, Paris, Madrid, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki, to coincide with a similar march in Washington.
The Stop The War coalition, which organised the London rally jointly with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Muslim Association of Britain, said it expected at least 100,000 people to take part on Saturday.
The protestors gathered outside the Houses of Parliament before setting off for Hyde Park.
Some carried banners accusing British Prime Minister
Tony Blair of deception and calling for him to go.
British anti-war campaigners have been calling relentlessly for the return of the 8,500 British troops deployed as part of the US-led forces in Iraq."
Iraq and for the return of British troops from the country.
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Protest rallies were also planned in Rome, Paris, Madrid, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki, to coincide with a similar march in Washington.
The Stop The War coalition, which organised the London rally jointly with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Muslim Association of Britain, said it expected at least 100,000 people to take part on Saturday.
The protestors gathered outside the Houses of Parliament before setting off for Hyde Park.
Some carried banners accusing British Prime Minister
Tony Blair of deception and calling for him to go.
British anti-war campaigners have been calling relentlessly for the return of the 8,500 British troops deployed as part of the US-led forces in Iraq."
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