Thousands attend anti-US rally in Indonesia

Around 3,000 Muslims have held an anti-US rally in the Indonesian city of Surabaya to protest at the ongoing attacks on Afghanistan.

The peaceful demonstration, organised by the Justice Party, was the latest in a series of anti-war protests in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.

Yesterday, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri called on the United States to halt the bombing campaign for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins on November 17.