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About 10,000 demonstrators march in Paris against Iraq war
About 10,000 people demonstrated here on Saturday afternoon on the first anniversary of the US-led war against Iraq.
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About 10,000 people demonstrated here on Saturday afternoon on the first anniversary of the US-led war against
Iraq
.
The objective of the march is to "say no to wars, terrorist attacks and violence against the people," its organizers say.
The demonstrators marched from the Square of Bastille to the Square of Chatelet, under the banner writing "All for peace and justice, democracy and law."
Some slogans against American President George W. Bush, BritishPrime Minister Tony Blair,
Israel
i Premier Ariel Sharon, former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and
Russia
n President Vladimir Putin were heard inthe procession.
Demonstrators demanded the pullout of the occupation forces from Iraq and the power transfer to Iraqi people. Apart from Paris,anti-war rallies were also staged in other French cities of Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse.
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