• Published 21:19 10.03.09
  • Latest update 21:19 10.03.09

U.K. Muslims disrupt parade for soldiers returning from Iraq

Some of the protesters held placards reading 'Anglian Soldiers Go To Hell' and 'Butchers of Basra.'

By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press Tags: Islam UK Israel news Iraq

Britain's defense minister has condemned a group of Muslim anti-war demonstrators who disrupted a parade for soldiers returning home from Iraq.

Police say they arrested two people Tuesday after a small group of Muslims was involved in an unspecified disturbance in the town of Luton, just north of London.

They were protesting a parade of the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment hat has just returned home from service in southern Iraq.

Some of the protesters held placards reading "Anglian Soldiers Go To Hell" and "Butchers of Basra," the BBC reported on Tuesday.

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