Thousands march in capital to demand 'Troops Out'
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Thousands of anti-war protesters marched on Trafalgar Square in London yesterday calling for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.
Activists took to the streets with politicians, entertainers and military families, saying plans to reduce troop numbers in Iraq only furthered their cause. Lindsey German of the Stop the War Coalition said: "We know that many people are coming to the view that the Government is addicted to war. There could be some withdrawn from Iraq, but there are more in Afghanistan."
Stop the War estimated that tens of thousands took part in the march. The Metropolitan Police put the number at between 2,000 and 3,000.
Military Families Against the Warhas demanded to meet the PM to discuss the way troops are treated.
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