British diplomats walk out over 'terror state' rant by ex-Prime Minister

British and American diplomats walked out of a human rights conference in Malaysia today, after the country’s former prime minister called their countries terrorist states and said coalition pilots whose bombs killed Iraqi civilians were murderers.

British diplomats walk out over 'terror state' rant by ex-Prime Minister

British and American diplomats walked out of a human rights conference in Malaysia today, after the country’s former prime minister called their countries terrorist states and said coalition pilots whose bombs killed Iraqi civilians were murderers.

The diplomats left in protest at Mahathir Mohamad’s broadside against their countries during a speech at the conference in Kuala Lumpur.

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