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Thousands of children and students took time out from school to join in anti-war protests across the UK

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Parliament Square was a rallying point for a sit down protest against war with Iraq

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Police dragged some protesters away from the scene

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The Stop the War Coalition says hundreds of thousands of anti-war campaigners will demonstrate in the capital at the weekend

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Protests took place as far apart as London and Edinburgh

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In Birmingham about 5,000 students and children walked out of classes to take part in the protest

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About 3,000 young people brought Manchester city centre to a standstill as they took part in a demonstration