Scores of thousands demonstrate in London against the occupation of Iraq

Thousands of people who stand against the war on Iraq demonstrated on Sunday evening in the streets of the British capital, London, calling for ending the occupation for this country by the forces led by the US there.

According to its organizers, the demonstration was attended by 65,000 to 75,000 demonstrators, while police sources that the number reached 20,000 only.

The demonstration which dispersed in peace aims at intensifying the pressures on the British prime minister Tony Blair who suffers from a deterioration in his popularity because of his total support for the US President George W. Bush.

The demonstration was attended by Paul Begley, the brother of Kenneth Begley, the British hostage who was killed in Iraq earlier this month. Begley called on all Britons to take in the march of demonstration for his brother's sake and for the sake of all in Iraq. He said that "the more people raise their voices the more we will enjoy security."

Sunday's demonstration, however, came in conclusion of the Euro- Social forum which was attended by thousands of traders, peace advocates and environment protectors who gathered in London to condemn the war, racism, Globalization and major companies. The spokeswoman for the coalition " stop the war" Lenzy German said that peace in Iraq will not be restored before the "illegal occupation comes to an end."