Amnesty protests President Bush's visit to Belfast

Amnesty International has been staging a demonstration in Belfast this afternoon in protest at President Bush's visit tomorrow.

Amnesty International has been staging a demonstration in Belfast this afternoon in protest at President Bush's visit tomorrow.

The US President arrived in the UK today amid tight security for the final leg of his tour of Europe.

He's due to hold talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as part of his two-day visit.

Iraq is set to be high on the agenda.

President Bush already had tea with the Queen of England at Windsor Castle.

Director of Amnesty International's Belfast branch, Patrick Corrigan, says protestors took the opportunity to send a message to the President today ahead of the security clamp-down.

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