Tamil protest spills onto streets outside Westminster

Several hundred Tamil protesters calling for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka brought roads outside the UK Houses of Parliament in London to a standstill today.

Mon, 11 May, 2009 - 13:00

Several hundred Tamil protesters calling for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka brought roads outside the UK Houses of Parliament to a standstill today.

Police said large crowds of demonstrators surged through police lines and spilled on to several streets in Westminster, central London.

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