LONDON, April 30: Up to 2,000 people from more than 50 Islamic organisations in Britain demonstrated in London on Saturday to condemn what they called heavy-handed procedures in the fight against global terrorism. “The basic message is that the Muslim community wants to voice its opposition to what it views as the oppression of the war on terror,” said Imran Waheed of Hizbut-Tahrir.

He said Muslims were angered by so-called “control orders” imposed by the British authorities on terrorism suspects, and by the US detention of terrorism suspects without trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There were no incidents as the protesters — led by a banner reading “United Against the Oppression of War on Terror” — made their way to Paddington Green police station, where terrorism suspects are questioned.—AFP