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<P>BBC: </P>
<P>Soldiers and military families were among an estimated 5,000 protesters in London demonstrating against UK military operations in Afghanistan. </P>
<P>The Stop the War Coalition says it was the first march against the Afghan war since the conflict began in 2001. [I don’t think this is really true.--Fk.]</P>
<P>L/Cpl Joe Glenton, of York, who faces a court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan, led the protest march.</P>
<P>Sky News:</P>
<P>A British soldier has broken military law by leading a march through London calling for the UK's troops to be brought home from Afghanistan.</P>
<P>Police said "around 5,000" people took part in the demonstration from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square, while a spokesman for organisers Stop The War Coalition put the figure at 10,000.</P></font></body></html>