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Indonesia: Thousands of protesters rally against US plan in Iraq
Wearing white clothes, thousands of supporters of Indonesia's Justice Party (PK) staged a rally on Sunday morning to protest US-led plan to attack Iraq. Carrying banners, which some reading "Save Peace and Humanity" and "Stop War on Iraq", the demonstrators started the march in the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Central Jakarta, where the British embassy is located. President of the party, Hidayat Nurawahid, said that the demonstration was an attempt to stop US-led plan to attack Iraq. "It seems that US President George W Bush is afraid of losing face if he fails to attack Iraq," he was quoted by Antara as saying. It seems that Sammy is afraid of losing face if he actually disarms... The protesters later headed to the United Nations office and the United States embassy. El shinta reported that the US embassy has increased security officers to guard the building. Hidayat has guaranteed that the demonstration would end peacefully. "None of our supporters are allowed to litter the road," he said, adding that the protesters would end the demonstration by holding mass prayer in nearby Istiqlal Mosque. Very appropriate... Indonesia, the world's most populous Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-09 |
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