NSW: Protest and march to be held to mark Hiroshima Day

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2006
NSW: Protest and march to be held to mark Hiroshima Day

SYDNEY, Aug 5 AAP - A protest march and rally calling for the end of nuclear weapons,
no nuclear industry in Australia and peace in the Middle East will be held in Sydney tomorrow.

The rally, to be held in Hyde Park, also will commemorate the anniversary of the dropping
of an atomic bomb on the Japanese city, Hiroshima, in 1945.

The marchers are expected to leave Hyde Park at 1pm (AEST), making their way along
Market, George, King and Elizabeth Streets, before returning to Hyde Park.

NSW Police will work with organisers to ensure the protest remains peaceful and have
warned that criminal behaviour will not be tolerated.

Police have warned that the march could disrupt traffic in Sydney's CBD.

Similar events are planned for capital cities across the country.

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