A massive protest held by Toronto's Tamil community Monday afternoon was progressing peacefully, Toronto police said, as thousands of Tamil supporters lined downtown sidewalks in opposition to violent attacks by the Sri Lankan military on Tamils in that country.
A human chain of as many as 30,000 protesters was being formed this afternoon, along a massive downtown square created by Yonge, Bloor, University and Front streets.
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Literature handed out along the route described the Sri Lankan civil war, which has raged for the past 26 years and resulted in the death of an estimated 70,000 people, as a "humanitarian catastrophe." It requested the international community demand a permanent cease fire and recognize the Tamil State. Full story...
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