From: Thousands in Europe Protest Bombing
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 13, 2001
By LONDON (AP) -- An estimated 20,000 people marched through central London in the largest of several demonstrations in Europe on Saturday against the military strikes in Afghanistan.
Some sang, others chanted, a few attempted to burn American and British flags, but police said the march, on an unseasonably warm day, was peaceful…..
In Germany, more than 25,000 peace protesters took to the streets. The largest turnout was in the capital, Berlin, where some 15,000 protesters held a protest in the central Gendarmenmarkt square, police said. The rally was preceded by several peace marches held throughout the city under the motto ``No War -- Stand Up for Peace.''…
In the southern German city of Stuttgart, about 10,000 peace protesters called on the United States to leave Afghanistan and for Germans to stand together against the war….
In Sweden, several thousand people marched peacefully in the country's three biggest cities Saturday to protest the bombings.….
In Italy, youths demonstrated peacefully in Rome, Naples and several smaller cities. The biggest turnout was in Naples, with about 2,000 people. Many of the protesters were preparing to head on Sunday to Umbria, in central Italy, for a peace march organizers predict will draw tens of thousands of people.
In Glasgow, Scotland, around 1,500 people gathered in George Square for an anti-war protest.
Thousands of people across Australia rallied Saturday for peace. The demonstrations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide had been planned for more than a year to protest the militarization of space, but became forums to oppose the military offensive in Afghanistan.….
Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Attacks-Europe-Protests.html
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