2,000 in Dublin join worldwide anti-war protests

AROUND 2,000 anti-war protesters turned out in Dublin on Saturday as part of a worldwide demonstration against the presence of coalition forces in Iraq.

2,000 in Dublin join worldwide anti-war protests

The Irish anti-war movement hailed the protest a success, but said it was disappointing that numbers did not match the 100,000 who turned out to protest in the city before the US-led invasion in 2003.

Chairman Richard Boyd-Barrett blamed “a huge wave of propaganda” which had convinced some people that the invasion had been justified by the recent elections in Iraq.

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