[A-List] Fw: Moscow: 100,000 To Protest Iraq War, Bombings Of Russian Diplomats

["Christopher Black" <bar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Rick Rozoff" <r_rozoff@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 4:51 AM
Subject: Moscow: 100,000 To Protest Iraq War, Bombings Of Russian Diplomats


> http://www.rosbaltnews.com/2003/04/09/62146.html
>
> Rosbalt (Russia)
> April 9, 2003
>
> War Protestors to March in Moscow
>
>
> MOSCOW, 9 April. Approximately 100,000 protestors
> against the Iraq war and the bombings of Russian
> diplomats are expected to take place in Moscow on
> Wednesday. Russian political party Yedinaya Rossiya
> and a number of trade unions will organize the
> protest.
>
> A spokesperson at the Moscow regional branch of
> Yedinaya Rossiya told Rosbalt that a gathering of
> protest participants will take place at 11.30 on
> Gorbat bridge by the government building and on
> Smolesnky ploshchad. Then several columns of
> protestors will walk along the Garden ring road in
> central Moscow toward the U.S. Embassy on Novinsky
> bulvar where a meeting is planned. It is possible that
> members of Leftist parties and other social
> organizations will also take part in the protest.
> Approximately 2,500 policemen and Interior Ministry
> soldiers plan to keep the peace at the protest,
> according to an Interior Ministry spokesperson. An
> additional detachment of approximately 200 special
> riot police will also be on hand.
>
> Special attention will be given for the protection of
> the U.S. Embassy. Traffic police inspectors will close
> auto traffic routes along the part of the Garden ring
> road from the Krimsky bridge to Povarsky street, and
> adjacent streets, said the Interior Ministry
> spokesperson.
>
>
>
>
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