"Hundreds of thousands of protestors burn effigies of Bush, Blair in Meerut"

New Delhi, March 26, IRNA -- Hundreds of thousands of protestors in a demonstration against the US war on Iraq in Meerut on Tuesday declared that they would boycott products made by American or British companies and burned effigies of the American president and British prime minister in protest.

The protestors, which included children, women, peace activists and professors, held placards saying "Bush Down Down," "Hang Bush," "Stop the bonfire of blood," "Mercy on innocent civilians," "Stop bombing," among others.

Mayor Shahid Akhlaq and other councilors of Meerut, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, also participated in the protest against the onoging US-led war on Iraq...

Other Muslim leaders also criticized America and Britain for their war on Iraq. The leaders also criticized all Muslim countries of the world, including Pakistan, for their failure to impose pressure on America and Britain to stop the war so that the lives of innocent citizens of Iraq could be saved.

Earlier, the meeting passed a resolution condemning the US war on Iraq...

Maybe they could be our newest sister city.

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ThePeaceMovement · Tue, 03/25/2003 - 22:15 · · Importance: 1

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